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Unexpectedly dire new drink (3,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

red wine

'drink' is the definition.
(red wine is a kind of drink)

'unexpectedly dire new' is the wordplay.
'unexpectedly' is an anagram indicator.
'dire'+'new'='direnew'
'direnew' is an anagram of 'RED WINE'.

(Other definitions for red wine that I've seen before include "Merlot or Malbec, say" , "Tent, say" , "Eg, claret" , "Such as Shiraz or Merlot" , "Vin rouge, like claret" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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