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Went back over hint, tucking into wine (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

retraced

'went back' is the definition.
(retracing is a kind of going back)

'hint tucking into wine' is the wordplay.
'hint' becomes 'trace' (synonyms).
'tucking into' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'wine' becomes 'red' (red is a type of wine).
'trace' placed into 'red' is 'RETRACED'.

'over' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for retraced that I've seen before include "Followed back" , "Once more found" , "Discovered" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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