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A festive drink for the nymph (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

galatea

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'the nymph' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?

'a festive drink' is the wordplay.
'a festive' becomes 'gala' (I've seen this in another clue).
'drink' becomes 'tea' (tea is a kind of drink).
'gala'+'tea'='GALATEA'

'for' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for galatea that I've seen before include "Pygmalion's statue brought to life by Aphrodite" , "Pygmalion's brought-to-life statue" , "Pygmalion's statue that lived" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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