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Try small drink producing gas (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gossip

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

'try small drink' is the wordplay.
'try' becomes 'go' (both can mean an attempt).
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'drink' becomes 'sip' (sipping is a kind of drinking).
'go'+'s'+'sip'='GOSSIP'

'producing' is the link.

(Other definitions for gossip that I've seen before include "Chin-wag, chit-chat" , "Rabbit" , "Natter" , "Idle chat, tattle" , "Idle and mildly malicious talk" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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