A man in clique gets beer (7)
I believe the answer is:
sherbet
'beer' is the definition.
(I have seen 'Australian beer' mean 'sherbet' so perhaps 'beer' could also mean 'sherbet')
'a man in clique' is the wordplay.
'a man' becomes 'herb' ().
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'clique' becomes 'set' (I've seen this in other clues).
'herb' inserted inside 'set' is 'SHERBET'.
'gets' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for sherbet that I've seen before include "Fizzy stuff" , "Sweet fizzy powder" , "Australian beer" , "Foreign beer" , "Sweet fizzy, fruity, drink" .)