I leave the waiter something for a drink (5)

I believe the answer is:

water

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'for a drink' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'i leave the waiter' is the wordplay.
'leave' suggests deleting specific letters.
'waiter' with 'i' removed is 'WATER'.

'something' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for water that I've seen before include "Inundate" , "Irrigate" , "Compound of hydrogen and oxygen" , "Give fluid to (plants)" , "(Of eyes) produce tears" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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