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Yet it may produce spirits (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

still

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'yet' is the definition.
(I know that yet can be written as still)

'it may produce spirits' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'it' could be 't' (abbreviation. e.g. in 'tis) and 't' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'sill' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for still that I've seen before include "A place to make liquor" , "Retort; nevertheless" , "Yet - hushed" , "Calm - even so" , "Not going anywhere" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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