Bishop always takes a long time getting drinks (9)
I believe the answer is:
beverages
'drinks' is the definition.
('beverage' can be a synonym of 'drink')
'bishop always takes a long time' is the wordplay.
'bishop' becomes 'b' (abbreviation used in chess).
'always' becomes 'ever' ('ever' can be a synonym of 'always').
'takes' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'a long time' becomes 'ages' (I've seen this before).
'b'+'ever'+'ages'='BEVERAGES'
'getting' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for beverages that I've seen before include "Vegas beer (anag) - beer etc" , "Drinks" .)