Cryptic crossword clue
500 pounds for little drinks 5

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word DRAMS

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The straight part
We know that "little drinks" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case little drinks = drams.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does DRAMS mean?

DRAMS noun
  1. The currency of Greece in ancient times and again from 1832 until 2001, with the symbol ₯, since replaced by the euro.
  2. A coin worth one drachma.
  3. An Ancient Greek weight of about 66.5 grains, or 4.3 grams.
  4. A later Greek weight equal to a gram.
DRAMS noun
  1. A small unit of weight, variously:
  2. Any similarly minute quantity, a small amount of strong alcohol or poison.
  3. A cart formerly used to haul coal in coal mines.
DRAMS noun
  1. The currency of Armenia, divided into 100 luma.

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