Indirect answer following drinks binge (10)
I believe the answer is:
roundabout
'indirect' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)
'following drinks binge' is the wordplay.
'following' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'drinks' becomes 'round' (as in a round of drinks).
'binge' becomes 'about' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'round' put next to 'about' is 'ROUNDABOUT'.
'answer' is the link.
I am not very happy about this link. It may belong to another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for roundabout that I've seen before include "devious" , "Traffic controller" , "Ride" , "Roughly" , "fun for children" .)