The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word PERNOD
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More clues leading to the result PERNOD
- Fellow Republican coming over for a drink
- One teaching correct pronunciation about to swallow energy drink
- Fellow traveller raised a drink
- A drink for every mistake Homer makes?
- A drink and a nap
- Drink for each knight on demand
- Alcoholic drink in hamper, no doubt
- Drink during supper, no doubt
- President Don retires, inviting The Queen for a snifter
- Liqueur has agent reeling round – sign of tiredness
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The straight part
We know that "A drink" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case a drink = pernod.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.