The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 plus 3 letter word MAI TAI
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result MAI TAI
- Cocktail 3 down — forgetting name twice
- Cocktail from small island in the endless sea?
- Some aroma: it aids cocktail
- Cocktail that sounds like it has a hold on me?
- Sounds like fancy Bond cocktail
- Cocktail of Thailand given to mother and myself
- Mentioned out loud my Thai cocktail
- Claim to be totally out of new cocktail
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "Cocktail" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case cocktail = mai tai.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.