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Meal's off — drink? (4,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

high tea

'meal's' is the definition.
(high tea is a kind of meal)

'off drink?' is the wordplay.
'off' becomes 'high' (both can mean rotten).
'drink?' becomes 'tea' (tea is a drink).
'high'+'tea'='HIGH TEA'

(Other definitions for high tea that I've seen before include "Late-afternoon meal" , "A lofty kind of evening meal" , "Early-evening meal" , "Early evening meal" , "Late afternoon meal which includes a cooked dish" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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