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Very dry variety of sherry (4)

Ross

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fino

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(Other definitions for fino that I've seen before include "Type of sherry" , "Bone dry sherry, served chilled" , "Driest of the sherries" , "Light dry sherry" , "Dry Spanish sherry" .)

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