What does the cryptic crossword clue "This may keep a red grouse, we hear, dry in part of tree (4,6)" mean?

The definition is "This may keep a red". The wordplay uses a homophone (sounds like). sounds like WHINE(grouse) then TT(dry) inside BOLE(trunk of a tree) The answer is WINE BOTTLE.

This may keep a red grouse, we hear, dry in part of tree (4,6)

Times Cryptic #28672 | 9 Across | 2023-08-03 flower

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