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Manage to get some drinks in evasive manoeuvre (9)

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I believe the answer is:

runaround

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'evasive manoeuvre' is the definition.
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'manage to get some drinks' is the wordplay.
'manage' becomes 'run' (both can mean to organise).
'to get' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'some' becomes 'a'.
'drinks' becomes 'round' (I've seen this before).
'run'+'a'+'round'='RUNAROUND'

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for runaround that I've seen before include "small car" , "deception" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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