Hot cocktail Crossword Clue

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Hot cocktail Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a mixed drink made of liquor and water with sugar and spices and served hot

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

COCKTAIL (noun)
1. an appetizer served as a first course at a meal
2. a short mixed drink
HOT (adjective)
1. producing a burning sensation on the taste nerves
2. characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense

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