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Face up to problem with drink (3,2,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cup of tea

'drink' is the definition.
(I have seen 'Hot drink ' mean 'cup of tea' so perhaps 'drink' could also mean 'cup of tea')

'face up to problem' is the wordplay.
'problem' indicates an anagram.
'face'+'up'+'to'='faceupto'
'faceupto' with letters rearranged gives 'CUP OF TEA'.

'with' is the link.

(Other definitions for cup of tea that I've seen before include "Hot drink" , "Face pout (anag.)" , "The English panacea" , "Our national panacea - personal field of interest" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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