The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word SNAKEBITE
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More clues leading to the result SNAKEBITE
- Mixed drink traitor served with a little food
- Trace of narcotic in Oriental brew, mouthful that's probably toxic
- Drink and a snack following ramble
- Lager and cider: you'll need an antidote for it!
- Mixed drink and snack, first getting wind
- Drink Japanese drink, around noon, before snack
- Mixed drink was the end of Cleopatra
- Cider and lager that’s delivered by Cobra?
- Wind power producing cider and lager
- Drink — don’t go straight to snack
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The straight part
We know that "Mixed drink" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case mixed drink = snakebite.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 SNAKEBITE mean?
SNAKEBITE noun- The bite of a snake.
- A mixture of cider and lager.
- One of a pair of lip piercings below the lower lip, supposed to resemble the fangs of a snake.