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Cadge a drink then beat it! (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

begone

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'beat it' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'cadge a' is the wordplay.
'cadge' becomes 'beg' (I've seen this before).
'a' becomes 'one'.
'beg'+'one'='BEGONE'

'drink then' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for begone that I've seen before include "shove off" , "Take a hike" , "make himself scarce" , "Archaic word of dismissal" , "get lost" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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