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Drink and face up to getting smashed (3,2,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cup of tea

'drink' is the definition.
(I have seen 'Hot drink ' mean 'cup of tea' so perhaps 'drink' could also mean 'cup of tea')

'face up to getting smashed' is the wordplay.
'getting smashed' indicates anagramming the letters.
'face'+'up'+'to'='faceupto'
'faceupto' with letters rearranged gives 'CUP OF TEA'.

'and' is the link.

(Other definitions for cup of tea that I've seen before include "Our national panacea - personal field of interest" , "The English panacea" , "Hot drink" , "Face pout (anag.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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