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Clear out on time to have some wine (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

claret

'some wine' is the definition.
(claret is a kind of wine)

'clear out on time' is the wordplay.
'out' indicates an anagram (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'on' says to put letters next to each other.
'time' becomes 't'.
'clear' anagrammed gives 'clare'.
'clare'+'t'='CLARET'

'to have' is the link.

(Other definitions for claret that I've seen before include "Purplish-red - blood" , "Red Bourdeaux wine" , "drink" , "Cartel for Bordeaux red wine" , "Shade of red" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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