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Satisfied hotel with new loan for alcohol (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

methanol

'alcohol' is the definition.
(methanol is a kind of alcohol)

'satisfied hotel with new loan' is the wordplay.
'satisfied' becomes 'met' ('meet' can be a synonym of 'satisfy').
'hotel' becomes 'h' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'new' indicates anagramming the letters.
'loan' with letters rearranged gives 'anol'.
'met'+'h'+'anol'='METHANOL'

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for methanol that I've seen before include "Form of alcohol" , "Dangerous product" , "Toxic alcohol" , "Wood spirit" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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