A sailor’s in the drink (8)

I believe the answer is:

absinthe

'drink' is the definition.
(absinthe is a kind of drink)

'a sailor's in the' is the wordplay.
'a sailor's' becomes 'abs' (abbreviation for able seaman).
'abs'+'in'+'the'='ABSINTHE'

(Other definitions for absinthe that I've seen before include "Liqueur - the basin (anag)" , "Green aniseed liqueur" , "French liqueur" , "intoxicant" , "Aniseed flavoured liqueur" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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