Composes appeal on drink (5,2)
I believe the answer is:
draws up
'composes' is the definition.
('draw up' can be a synonym of 'compose')
'appeal on drink' is the wordplay.
'appeal' becomes 'draw' (draw can mean appeal or attraction).
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (in a down clue, letters appear on others).
'drink' becomes 'sup' (to sup is to drink).
'draw'+'sup'='DRAWS UP'
I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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