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Endlessly drink something sticky, sugary fluid (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nectar

'sugary fluid' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'endlessly drink something sticky' is the wordplay.
'endlessly' means to remove the last letter.
'drink' becomes 'neck' (to neck a drink is to drink it quickly).
'something sticky' becomes 'tar'.
'neck' with its final letter taken off is 'nec'.
'nec'+'tar'='NECTAR'

(Other definitions for nectar that I've seen before include "Sugary stuff in plants to attract insects" , "Sweet liquid of the gods" , "Sweet floral secretion" , "very nice drink" , "Trance (anag)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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