The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word MERLOT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result MERLOT
- Wine? This writer gets to deteriorate when consuming litres
- Wine demonstrating excellence – look for one
- Encountered holding hands with old 1D
- Setter close to vintner given consignment of wine
- Parts of Bristol remain backward for wine
- A Red Sea department, where everything’s French?
- Cut fruit about right, then time to make wine
- Drink problem out of season, fate ensuing
- Wine in Bristol remembered, looking back
- Wine found in Metro drunk chucked over line
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "Drink" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case drink = merlot.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.
What does MERLOT mean?
MERLOT noun- A dark-blue variety of wine grape.
- A dry red wine of a certain French type, made from Merlot grapes.