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Unopened alcohol that is rum (5)

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I believe the answer is:

eerie

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'rum' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'unopened alcohol that' is the wordplay.
'unopened' means to remove the first letter (without opening letter).
'alcohol' becomes 'beer' (beer is a kind of alcohol).
'that' becomes 'ie' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'beer' with its first letter removed is 'eer'.
'eer'+'ie'='EERIE'

'is' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for eerie that I've seen before include "Bloodcurdling" , "Frighteningly odd" , "Spooky, weird" , "Weird and disturbing" , "Strangely frightening" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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