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Raised lighter alcoholic content of red wine (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

claret

'red wine' is the definition.
(I know that claret is a type of red wine)

'raised lighter alcoholic content' is the wordplay.
'raised' says the letters should be written backwards (going up in a down clue).
'content' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue (letters contained within the clue).
'teralc' can be found hidden inside 'lighter alcoholic'.
'teralc' back-to-front is 'CLARET'.

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for claret that I've seen before include "drink" , "Cartel for Bordeaux red wine" , "Deep purplish colour" , "Alcohol" , "Irish county starts the wine" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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