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Wine — some come up with a lateral choice (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

claret

'wine' is the definition.
(claret is a kind of wine)

'some come up with a lateral choice' is the wordplay.
'some come up' says the letters should be written backwards.
'with' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'teralc' is hidden within 'lateral choice'.
'teralc' written backwards gives 'CLARET'.

(Other definitions for claret that I've seen before include "Dark red Bordeaux wine" , "Deep purplish colour" , "Red Bourdeaux wine" , "French wine" , "Deep purplish-red" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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