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Charlie given drink preferred muffin (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

crumpet

'muffin' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'charlie given drink preferred' is the wordplay.
'charlie' becomes 'c' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'given' says to put letters next to each other.
'drink' becomes 'rum' (rum is a kind of drink).
'preferred' becomes 'pet' (synonyms).
'c'+'rum'+'pet'='CRUMPET'

(Other definitions for crumpet that I've seen before include "Griddle cake" , "Thick soft porous cake - attractive person" , "Something eaten toasted and buttered" , "Thick flat cake, eaten toasted" , "Toasted teacake" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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