The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word ORANGEADE
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result ORANGEADE
- Drink advert: Oscar phoned Derek regularly about that
- . Agreed on a fresh drink
- Poem about variety actor’s first drink
- Agreed on a fizzy drink
- Drink angered a drunk after round
- Drink soda? Not initially, with a green rum
- Pop round letter bearing oven bill inside
- Pop‘s diversity seen in vocal duet occasionally
- Pop could get Oscar, having managed G. Depardieu on a regular basis
- Notice energy’s below zero on variety drink
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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 = orangeade.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.
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What does ORANGEADE mean?
ORANGEADE noun- A soft drink or a soda with an orange flavor.
- A mixture of soda water and orange juice.
- Orange juice, see also orange.