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Light, soft drink (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pale

'light' is the definition.
('pale' can be similar in meaning to 'light')

'soft drink' is the wordplay.
'soft' becomes 'p' (musical abbreviation for 'piano'**).
'drink' becomes 'ale' (ale is a kind of drink).
'p'+'ale'='PALE'

(Other definitions for pale that I've seen before include "stick" , "picket" , "Lightly coloured" , "Very light coloured" , "Dim - wan" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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