Like the drinks often on sale without beer (4)
I believe the answer is:
soft
'like the drinks' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'often on sale without beer' is the wordplay.
'often' becomes 'oft' (synonyms).
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'without' suggests deleting specific letters.
'beer' becomes 'ale' (type of beer).
'sale' with 'ale' taken away is 's'.
'oft' after 's' is 'SOFT'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for soft that I've seen before include "(Of drink) not alcoholic" , "p. (mus.)" , "Pliant" , "Mild" , "Cushy, not tough" .)