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Warm up inside with a whiskey (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

thaw

'warm up' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'inside with a whiskey' is the wordplay.
'inside' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'THAW' is hidden in the letters of 'with a whiskey'.

(Other definitions for thaw that I've seen before include "De-ice" , "spring weather?" , "(Of ice/snow) melt" , "snow does eventually" , "As Lewis's boss, you'll have seen me" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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