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Good spirits, Italian lager and sausage (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pepperoni

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

'good spirits italian lager' is the wordplay.
'good spirits' becomes 'pep'.
'italian lager' becomes 'peroni'.
'pep'+'peroni'='PEPPERONI'

'and' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for pepperoni that I've seen before include "spicy food" , "Highly-seasoned sausage" , "Type of sausage, a pizza topping" , "meat product" , "something spicy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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