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Vivid reaction from drunk after endless Merlot? (7)

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graphic

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'vivid' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for graphic that I've seen before include "Giving vivid detail" , "Vividly explicit" , "Expressive" , "Vivid - computer-generated image" , "Visually clearly described" .)

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