Drink to expression, but not for long (9)
I believe the answer is:
shortterm
'not for long' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't tell whether it can be defined by this definition.
'drink to expression' is the wordplay.
'drink' becomes 'short' ().
'to expression' becomes 'term' (both can mean a piece of vocabulary).
'short'+'term'='SHORTTERM'
'but' acts as a link.
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