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Lets gin cocktail sparkle (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

glisten

'sparkle' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'lets gin cocktail' is the wordplay.
'cocktail' is an anagram indicator.
'lets'+'gin'='letsgin'
'letsgin' with letters rearranged gives 'GLISTEN'.

(Other definitions for glisten that I've seen before include "Shine like something wet" , "Singlet (anag.); tingles (anag.)" , "look bright" , "'Shine, as if wet (7)'" , "Let sing (anag) -- shine" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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