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Winner meets “holy” woman and drinks (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

champagnes

'drinks' is the definition.
(champagne is a kind of drink)

'winner meets holy woman' is the wordplay.
'winner' becomes 'champ' (I've seen this before).
'meets' says to put letters next to each other.
'holy woman' becomes 'agnes' (St Agnes).
'champ'+'agnes'='CHAMPAGNES'

'and' acts as a link.

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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