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Consequently, Damien's under bar bearing drink (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

soda

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'drink' is the definition.
(I know that soda is a type of Non-alcoholic drink)

'consequently damien's under bar' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'consequently' could be 'so' (synonyms) and 'so' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'da' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'bearing' is the link.

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(Other definitions for soda that I've seen before include "for use with whisky?" , "pressurised liquid" , ""Splashed" drinks mixer" , "Soft drink" , "Accompaniment to whisky" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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