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Drink cola mixed by old man (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

alcopop

'drink' is the definition.
(type of alcoholic drink)

'cola mixed by old man' is the wordplay.
'mixed' indicates anagramming the letters.
'by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'old man' becomes 'pop' (both can mean one's father).
'cola' anagrammed gives 'alco'.
'alco'+'pop'='ALCOPOP'

(Other definitions for alcopop that I've seen before include "Smooth out" , "Intoxicating drink resembling a soft drink" , "Sweet pub drink" , "Hard drink resembling a soft drink" , "drink for young adult" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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