Cryptic crossword clue
Deliver drink before work   6

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word SUPPLY

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The straight part
We know that "Deliver" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case deliver = supply.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does SUPPLY mean?

SUPPLY noun
  1. The act of supplying.
  2. An amount of something supplied.
  3. (in the plural) provisions.
  4. (chiefly in the plural) An amount of money provided, as by Parliament or Congress, to meet the annual national expenditures.
  5. Somebody, such as a teacher or clergyman, who temporarily fills the place of another; a substitute.
SUPPLY verb
  1. To provide (something), to make (something) available for use.
  2. To furnish or equip with.
  3. To fill up, or keep full.
  4. To compensate for, or make up a deficiency of.
  5. To serve instead of; to take the place of.
  6. To act as a substitute.
  7. To fill temporarily; to serve as substitute for another in, as a vacant place or office; to occupy; to have possession of.
SUPPLY adverb
  1. Supplely: in a supple manner, with suppleness.

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