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Quietly drink, spilling gallons? This might be baffling! (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

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'quietly drink spilling gallons? this might be baffling' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't see how one could define the other.

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(Other definitions for puzzle that I've seen before include "See 13" , "Crossword maybe" , "A game to test ingenuity" , "See 10" , "Conundrum" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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