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One into gin drunkenly finds point of combustion (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ignition

'point of combustion' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'one into gin drunkenly' is the wordplay.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'drunkenly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'into'+'gin'='intogin'
'intogin' anagrammed gives 'gnition'.
'i'+'gnition'='IGNITION'

'finds' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for ignition that I've seen before include "Moment of setting something alight" , "Beginning of combustion" , "Point at which combustion occurs" , "Mechanism used to start an engine" , "The purpose of the spark" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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