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Wine and port Jane half finished (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rioja

'wine' is the definition.
(I know that Rioja is a type of red)

'port jane half finished' is the wordplay.
'port' becomes 'rio' (Rio de Janeiro is a port).
'half finished' suggests halving the letters.
'jane' with half the letters taken is 'ja'.
'rio'+'ja'='RIOJA'

'and' is the link.

(Other definitions for rioja that I've seen before include "kind of red" , "Spanish wine type" , "Wine from northern Spain" , "it comes from grapevine" , "Popular Spanish wine" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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