Miserable sort, playing with drinks (5)
I believe the answer is:
sodas
'drinks' is the definition.
(soda is a kind of drink)
'miserable sort playing' is the wordplay.
'miserable sort' becomes 'sod' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'playing' becomes 'as' (I've seen this in other clues).
'sod'+'as'='SODAS'
'with' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for sodas that I've seen before include "Fizzy drinks" , "Soft drinks" .)