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Which wine could make men so ill? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

semillon

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'which wine' is the definition.
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'make men so ill?' is the wordplay.
'make' is an anagram indicator.
'men'+'so'+'ill'='mensoill'
'mensoill' with letters rearranged gives 'SEMILLON'.

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(Other definitions for semillon that I've seen before include "alcoholic drink" , "Wine grape" .)

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