Brew (5)
I believe the answer is:
steep
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">brew</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for steep that I've seen before include "Stiff - thoroughly wet" , "Almost perpendicular" , "Soak; expensive (price)" , "Sheer, precipitous" , "Vertiginous; excessive" .)