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Petty officers fixed the drink (6)

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I believe the answer is:

posset

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'the drink' is the definition.
(posset is a kind of drink)

'petty officers fixed' is the wordplay.
'petty officers' becomes 'pos' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'fixed' becomes 'set' (both can mean decided or determined).
'pos'+'set'='POSSET'

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(Other definitions for posset that I've seen before include "As relief for cold" , "Curdled milk drink" , "Sweet spiced milk curdled with alcohol" , "So step on curdled milk once used as a cold remedy" .)

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