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Type of cocktail losing crushed ice in shaky locomotive (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

molotov

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'type of cocktail' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for molotov that I've seen before include "Russian of cocktail fame" , "A -- cocktail is a thrown incendiary device" , "A - cocktail is a crude incendiary device" , "An explosive cocktail" , "Soviet statesman (with a liking for cocktails?), d. 1986" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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