Drinks produced if a priest is tispy (9)

I believe the answer is:

aperitifs

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'drinks' is the definition.
(aperitif is a kind of drink)

I don't understand the rest of the clue.

(Other definitions for aperitifs that I've seen before include "Pre-dinner drinks" , "Starters" .)

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