Breakfast drink? (5)

I believe the answer is:

toast

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'breakfast' is the definition.
(toast is often eaten as breakfast)

I can't explain the remainder of the clue.

(Other definitions for toast that I've seen before include "Cheers" , "Brown under a grill" , "Drink, cook" , "Raising of glasses" , "Drink the health of - brown bread!" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, the King Feature Syndicate, the Newsday.com, the L.A. Times Daily and the Universal.

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