The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 plus 3 letter word HERBAL TEA
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result HERBAL TEA
- Lab heater running to produce hot infusion
- Basil, maybe, on a meadow grabs time for refreshing drink
- Latvian present’s wrapped, a decoction
- With ale, the bar provided healthy drink
- Welcoming European, present a peppermint, perhaps
- In lab, heater brewed liquid concoction
- Breathe erratically when swallowing a large hot drink
- The lady has a table spread, offering drink
- Infusion mixed at heel bar
- Two little boys steal inside for a drink
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