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Quite upset the Parisian spirit (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tequila

'spirit' is the definition.

'quite upset the parisian' is the wordplay.
'upset' indicates an anagram.
'the parisian' becomes 'la' (French for the).
'quite' with letters rearranged gives 'tequi'.
'tequi'+'la'='TEQUILA'

(Other definitions for tequila that I've seen before include "Mexican agave spirit" , "Mexican alcoholic drink" , "Mexican liquor made from agave" , "Quit ale for Mexican spirit" , "Distilled agave drink" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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