Gave beer out as drink (8)
I believe the answer is:
beverage
'drink' is the definition.
(I know that drink can be written as beverage)
'gave beer out' is the wordplay.
'out' is an anagram indicator (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'gave'+'beer'='gavebeer'
'gavebeer' with letters rearranged gives 'BEVERAGE'.
'as' is the link.
(Other definitions for beverage that I've seen before include "Tea, say" , "Liquid for drinking" , "such as a Frappuccino" , "Drink other than water" , "Prepared drink" .)