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Very quickly becoming fond of spirits? (4,1,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

like a shot

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'very quickly' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for like a shot that I've seen before include "Fancy a drop to drink" , "to demonstrate without hesitation" , "Outright" , "What spirit drinkers do" , "straight away" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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