Cryptic crossword clue
Drinking suffered, last of pubs boarded up 10

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word WASSAILING

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The straight part
We know that "Drinking" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case drinking = wassailing.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does WASSAILING mean?

WASSAILING verb
  1. To toast, to drink to the health of another.
  2. To drink wassail.
  3. To go from house to house at Christmastime, singing carols.
WASSAILING noun
  1. The act of performing a wassail.

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