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Drink that did for group when Mike left (4,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

iced tea

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'drink that did for group when mike left' is the definition.
'iced tea' can be an answer for 'drink' (iced tea is a kind of drink). I'm unsure of the rest of the definition.

'drink that did for' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'drink' could be 'tea' (tea is a drink) and 'tea' is found in the answer.
'did for' could be 'iced' (ice can mean to do for or kill) and 'iced' is found within the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for iced tea that I've seen before include "Cool drink" , "Chilled drink" , "Cold summer drink" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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