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Without question, I rule out alcoholic drink (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

liqueur

'alcoholic drink' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'without question i rule out' is the wordplay.
'without' is an insertion indicator.
'question' becomes 'qu'.
'out' indicates an anagram (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'i'+'rule'='irule'
'irule' is an anagram of 'lieur'.
'qu' put into 'lieur' is 'LIQUEUR'.

(Other definitions for liqueur that I've seen before include "Strong sweet alcoholic spirit served after meal" , "Kirsch, say" , "Alcoholic chocolate?" , "Chocolate filled with alcohol" , "Alcoholic drink" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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