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You can mix cocktails here in the jug (6,4)

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I believe the answer is:

behind bars

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'mix cocktails here in the jug' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot judge whether it can be defined by this definition.

'you can' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'can' could be 'behind' (synonyms) and 'behind' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'bars' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for behind bars that I've seen before include "Where to find convicts" , "Incarcerated" , "under lock and key" , "In jail" , "Where landlord might stand" .)

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