Meat and drink kept as fresh (4,5)
I believe the answer is:
rump steak
'meat' is the definition.
(rump steak is a kind of meat)
'drink kept as fresh' is the wordplay.
'drink' becomes 'rum' (rum is a kind of drink).
'fresh' is an anagram indicator (a fresh re-ordering of the letters).
'kept'+'as'='keptas'
'keptas' anagrammed gives 'psteak'.
'rum'+'psteak'='RUMP STEAK'
'and' is the link.
(Other definitions for rump steak that I've seen before include "Meat" , "might be something for the barbecue" , "Cut of beef" .)