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Caught leaving additives in drink (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

coffee

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'drink' is the definition.
(coffee is a kind of drink)

'caught leaving additives' is the wordplay.
'caught' becomes 'c' (cricket abbreviation).
'leaving' becomes 'off' (as in 'I'm off').
'additives' becomes 'ee' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'c'+'off'+'ee'='COFFEE'

'in' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for coffee that I've seen before include "Popular bean drink, maybe instant" , "Popular drink made from ground beans" , "Common drink" , "Shrub; drink" , "Hot drink" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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