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Wine forced on some Irishmen (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

madeira

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'wine' is the definition.
(I know this)

'forced on some irishmen' is the wordplay.
'forced' becomes 'made' (I've seen this before).
'on some irishmen' becomes 'ira' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'made'+'ira'='MADEIRA'

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(Other definitions for madeira that I've seen before include "Cake - wine" , "Island in the Atlantic Ocean" , "Atlantic island, famed for its sweet wine" , "Fortified white wine from island off NW Africa" , "Dessert wine from a Portuguese Atlantic island" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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