A school lecturer brewed strong drinks (8)

I believe the answer is:

alcohols

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'strong drinks' is the definition.
'alcohols' can be an answer for 'drinks' (alcohol is a kind of drink). I am not certain of the 'strong' bit.

'a school lecturer brewed' is the wordplay.
'lecturer' becomes 'l' (abbreviation for lecturer).
'brewed' indicates an anagram.
'school'+'l'='schooll'
'schooll' anagrammed gives 'lcohols'.
'a'+'lcohols'='ALCOHOLS'

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I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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