Hot drinks with two officers from American base on Bahamas (6)

I believe the answer is:

cocoas

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'hot drinks' is the definition.
'cocoas' can be an answer for 'drinks' (cocoa is a kind of drink). I am not certain of the 'hot' bit.

'two officers from american base on bahamas' is the wordplay.
'two officers' means two substitutions for 'officer'.
'officer' becomes 'co' (Commanding Officer abbreviation).
'officer' becomes 'co' (Commanding Officer abbreviation).
'from' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'american base on bahamas' becomes 'as' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'co'+'co'+'as'='COCOAS'

'with' acts as a link.

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I've seen this clue in the Irish Times and the Irish Times (Crosaire).

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