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What's drunk up in store? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

depot

'store?' is the definition.
(depot can mean a store or warehouse)

'what's drunk up' is the wordplay.
'what's drunk' becomes 'toped' ('tope' can be a synonym of 'drink').
'up' shows that the letters should be reversed in order (in down clue: letters go upwards).
'toped' in reverse letter order is 'DEPOT'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for depot that I've seen before include "Storehouse, repository" , "Storehouse or terminus" , "Headquarters - storehouse" , "Depository for goods" , "Bus garage" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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