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Bishop constantly taking a long time getting drinks (9)

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I believe the answer is:

beverages

'drinks' is the definition.
(I know this)

'bishop constantly taking a long time' is the wordplay.
'bishop' becomes 'B' (chess abbreviation).
'constantly' becomes 'ever' (I've seen this before).
'taking' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'a long time' becomes 'ages' (ages can mean a very long time).
'b'+'ever'+'ages'='BEVERAGES'

'getting' is the link.

(Other definitions for beverages that I've seen before include "Vegas beer (anag) - beer etc" , "Drinks" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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