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Way to tuck into excellent drink (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

asti

'drink' is the definition.
(Asti is a type of wine)

'way to tuck into excellent' is the wordplay.
'way' becomes 'st' (abbreviation for street).
'to tuck into' is an insertion indicator.
'excellent' becomes 'ai' (resembles 'A1', old-fashioned term for excellent).
'st' put into 'ai' is 'ASTI'.

(Other definitions for asti that I've seen before include "Italian 'sparkler'" , "Italian product" , "Capital of a north-west Italian province, known for its sparking wine" , "Alcohol" , "It's a (anag) - wine" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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