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Chap consuming the house wine (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

macon

'wine' is the definition.
(macon is a kind of wine)

'chap consuming the house' is the wordplay.
'chap' becomes 'man' (chap can mean a man).
'consuming' indicates putting letters inside.
'the house' becomes 'co' (I've seen this in other clues).
'man' placed around 'co' is 'MACON'.

(Other definitions for macon that I've seen before include "Dry white Burgundy wine" , "French wine region" , "French wine district" , "Variety of Burgundy" , "red" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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