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Wine produced by Irish militants (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

madeira

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'wine' is the definition.
(Madeira is an example)

'produced by irish militants' is the wordplay.
'produced' becomes 'made' ('make' can be a synonym of 'produce').
'by irish militants' becomes 'ira' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'made'+'ira'='MADEIRA'

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(Other definitions for madeira that I've seen before include "Fortified white wine from island off NW Africa" , "Cake - wine" , "Islands in the Stream?" , "Portuguese North Atlantic island" , "A fortified wine, a rich sponge" .)

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