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Wine unknown in cooler shown upside-down (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

zinfandel

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

'unknown in cooler shown upside-down' is the wordplay.
'unknown' becomes 'z' (algebra).
'cooler' becomes 'fan' (something which cools).
'shown' becomes 'led'.
'upside down' is a reversal indicator.
'led' backwards is 'del'.
'z'+'in'+'fan'+'del'='ZINFANDEL'

(Other definitions for zinfandel that I've seen before include "Californian grape variety" , "Dry wine" , "blush" , "Californian wine grape" , "Black grape grown in California" .)

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