British? Always time for a drink! (8)
I believe the answer is:
beverage
'a drink' is the definition.
('beverage' can be a synonym of 'drink')
'british? always time for' is the wordplay.
'british?' becomes 'b' (abbreviation e.g. in 'BBC').
'always' becomes 'ever' ('ever' can be a synonym of 'always').
'time for' becomes 'age' (I've seen this in other clues).
'b'+'ever'+'age'='BEVERAGE'
(Other definitions for beverage that I've seen before include "Tea, say" , "such as a Frappuccino" , "Non-alcoholic drink" , "Any drink, say a beer" , "Drink other than water" .)