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Nonconformist getting whisky on the house? (4,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

free spirit

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

'getting whisky on the house?' is the wordplay.
'getting' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'whisky' becomes 'spirit' (whisky is an alcoholic spirit).
'on the house?' becomes 'free' (something on the house is given away free).
'spirit' put after 'free' is 'FREE SPIRIT'.

(Other definitions for free spirit that I've seen before include "Champion of independence" , "Someone with an independent turn of mind" , "What Prospero promises to do" , "Uninhibited person" , "one not afraid to flout convention" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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