Famous clown having a beverage (5)

I believe the answer is:

cocoa

'beverage' is the definition.
(cocoa is a kind of beverage)

'famous clown having a' is the wordplay.
'famous clown' becomes 'coco' (Coco the Clown, 20th-century clown).
'having' says to put letters next to each other.
'coco'+'a'='COCOA'

(Other definitions for cocoa that I've seen before include "Reddish brown" , "Chocolate ingredient" , "drink from beans" , "Warming bedtime drink" , "Bedtime drink made from powder" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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