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Drink and drive from here, by the sound of it? (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tea

'drink' is the definition.
(tea is a drink)

'drive from here by the sound of it?' is the wordplay.
'drive from here' becomes 'tee' (golfers hit the ball or drive from a golf tee).
'by the sound of it?' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'tee' is a homophone of 'TEA'.

'and' is the link.

(Other definitions for tea that I've seen before include "Assam or Darjeeling, for example" , "The cup that cheers but not inebriates" , "Cuppa" , "Meal/drink" , "Hot drink" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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