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American cold drink initially stirred then drunk (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

slush

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'american cold drink' is the definition.
(US term for a sweet drink)

'initially stirred then drunk' is the wordplay.
'initially stirred then' becomes 's' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'drunk' becomes 'lush' (lush is a kind of drunk).
's'+'lush'='SLUSH'

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(Other definitions for slush that I've seen before include "bad weather's aftermath" , "emotionalism" , "Kind of fund" , "Sentimental drivel" , "that has been frozen" .)

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