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British port and spirit (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

brio

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

'british port' is the wordplay.
'british' becomes 'b' (abbreviation e.g. in BBC).
'port' becomes 'rio' (Rio de Janeiro is a port).
'b'+'rio'='BRIO'

'and' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for brio that I've seen before include "Liveliness, maybe in music" , "(Of music) spirit" , "Vigour, vivacity" , "'Liveliness, vivacity (4)'" , "'Con ..., musically with vigour (4)'" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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