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Decline drink and go (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

downturn

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

'drink and go' is the wordplay.
'drink' becomes 'down' (downing is a kind of drinking).
'and' says to put letters next to each other.
'go' becomes 'turn' ('turn' can be a synonym of 'go'**).
'down'+'turn'='DOWNTURN'

(Other definitions for downturn that I've seen before include "Decline eg of economic activity" , "Reduction in business" , "Decline in business" , "Deterioration" , "Worsening of economic activity" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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