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Cold drink with favourite item of food (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

crumpet

'food' is the definition.
(crumpet is a kind of food)

'cold drink with favourite item' is the wordplay.
'cold' becomes 'c' (eg on taps).
'drink' becomes 'rum' (rum is a kind of drink).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'favourite item' becomes 'pet'.
'c'+'rum'+'pet'='CRUMPET'

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for crumpet that I've seen before include "Attractive female" , "Confection for toasting" , "hot stuff?" , "Tea cake" , "teatime treat!" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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