Drinks to the return of a good man (4)
I believe the answer is:
tots
'drinks' is the definition.
(I have seen 'Little drinks' mean 'tots' so perhaps 'drinks' could also mean 'tots')
'to the return of a good man' is the wordplay.
'the return of' says the letters should be written backwards.
'a good man' becomes 'st' (abbreviation for saint).
'st' reversed gives 'ts'.
'to'+'ts'='TOTS'
(Other definitions for tots that I've seen before include "Young children - shorts" , "little people" , "Sailors' drams" , "Finds the sum" , "Adds up like small children" .)