Making desperate entreaty, youth removed drinks from this (4)
I believe the answer is:
tray
'removed drinks from this' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
'making desperate entreaty youth' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'youth' could be 'y' and 'y' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'tra' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for tray that I've seen before include "three" , "Flat utensil for carrying meal" , "Shallow receptable for carrying something" , "Carrier for crockery etc" , "Flat board for carrying things" .)