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Encourage knight - go back for a drink (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eggnog

'a drink' is the definition.
(eggnog is a kind of drink)

'encourage knight go back' is the wordplay.
'encourage' becomes 'egg'.
'knight' becomes 'n' (chess).
'back' is a reversal indicator.
'go' in reverse letter order is 'og'.
'egg'+'n'+'og'='EGGNOG'

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for eggnog that I've seen before include "Christmas drink" , "Rum-based drink" , "A punch for bedtime, perhaps" , "Drink (milk punch)" , "Christmas tipple" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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