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Drink around fourth-rate spot, one shouldn't go down here (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

windpipe

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'one shouldn't go down here' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how they can define each other.

'drink around fourth-rate spot' is the wordplay.
'drink' becomes 'wine' (wine is an alcoholic drink).
'around' is an insertion indicator.
'fourth rate' becomes 'D' (fourth best category after A, B and C).
'spot' becomes 'pip' (both can mean a small amount).
'd'+'pip'='dpip'
'wine' going around 'dpip' is 'WINDPIPE'.

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(Other definitions for windpipe that I've seen before include "The trachea, less formally" , "The literal trachea" , "Common name for the trachea" , "airline" , "It conveys air from the larynx to the lungs" .)

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