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Individual drinkers may have this in joky manner (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

teasingly

'in joky manner' is the definition.

I can't explain the remainder of the clue.

(Other definitions for teasingly that I've seen before include "not to be taken seriously!" , "in playful fashion" , "how some jokers behave" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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