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Drink intended for audience gets cold? (7)

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I believe the answer is:

ailment

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'cold?' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both states of affairs as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I don't see?

'drink intended for audience' is the wordplay.
'drink' becomes 'ail' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'intended' becomes 'meant' (meaning is a kind of intending).
'for audience' shows a homophone (sound like).
'meant' sounds like 'ment'.
'ail'+'ment'='AILMENT'

'gets' is the link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for ailment that I've seen before include "Physical disorder" , "Tim Alen has an odd indisposition." , "Minor illness" , "Malady" , "I lament (anag.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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