Imbibed (5)
I believe the answer is:
drank
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">imbibed</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('drink' can be a synonym of 'imbibe')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for drank that I've seen before include "Sank" , "Took to alcohol" , "had a vodka, say?" , "Tippled" , "Consumed alcohol" .)