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TV chef James has current drink (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

martini

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'drink' is the definition.
(martini is a kind of drink)

'tv chef james has current' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'current' could be 'in' ('in' can mean current or trendy) and 'in' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'marti' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for martini that I've seen before include "Sienese painter" , "Gin or vodka with dry vermouth" , "rifle" , "In glass, one's dry" , "alcoholic drink" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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