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Friend about to drink from dish (3)

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I believe the answer is:

lap

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'drink from dish' is the definition.
'lap' can be an answer for 'drink' (to lap is to drink up). I am unsure of the 'from dish' bit.

'friend about' is the wordplay.
'friend' becomes 'pal' (pal can mean a friend).
'about' says the letters should be written backwards.
'pal' reversed gives 'LAP'.

'to' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for lap that I've seen before include "One complete circuit" , "One circuit of track" , "place for small computer?" , "revolution" , "Stage - circuit" .)

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