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Wine I served up after cold drink (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cider

'drink' is the definition.
(I know that cider is a type of drink)

'wine i served up after cold' is the wordplay.
'wine' becomes 'red wine' (red is a type of wine).
'served up' says the letters should be written in reverse (in a down clue, going upwards).
'after' says to put letters next to each other.
'cold' becomes 'C' (eg on taps).
'red'+'i'='redi'
'redi' written backwards gives 'ider'.
'ider' put after 'c' is 'CIDER'.

(Other definitions for cider that I've seen before include "Drink made from fermented apples" , "Beverage from apple juice" , "Alcohol from apples" , "Apple-based beverage" , "Alcoholic drink (to be taken with Rosie?)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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