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Hotel far off with whiskey where voyager gets loaded? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

wharf

'where voyager gets loaded?' is the definition.

'hotel far off with whiskey' is the wordplay.
'hotel' becomes 'h' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'off with' indicates anagramming the letters.
'whiskey' becomes 'w' (alpha bravo charlie delta ...).
'h'+'far'='hfar'
'hfar' anagrammed with 'w' makes 'WHARF'.

(Other definitions for wharf that I've seen before include "space available for mooring" , "Landing area" , "Dock" , "Waterfront platform" , "Come ashore here" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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