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What boozer craves more than old bottles (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ethanol

'what boozer craves' is the definition.
(ethanol is alcohol)

'more than old bottles' is the wordplay.
'bottles' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue (bottling is a kind of containing).
'ETHANOL' is hidden within 'more than old'.

(Other definitions for ethanol that I've seen before include "volatile flammable substance" , "Ethyl alcohol" , "Form of alcohol" , "Intoxicant in wine, spirits, etc" , "Alcohol in wine, beer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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