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Get near drunk imbibing English drink (5,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

green tea

'drink' is the definition.
(type of tea)

'get near drunk imbibing english' is the wordplay.
'drunk' indicates anagramming the letters.
'imbibing' is an insertion indicator.
'english' becomes 'e' (abbreviation).
'get'+'near'='getnear'
'getnear' is an anagram of 'grentea'.
'grentea' going around 'e' is 'GREEN TEA'.

(Other definitions for green tea that I've seen before include "brew-up?" , "Infusion" , "Colourful drink for teenager" , "Drink - generate (anag)" , "Teen rage (anag.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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