Place nothing in drink (5)

I believe the answer is:

point

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'place' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'nothing in drink' is the wordplay.
'nothing' becomes 'pot' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'drink' is an insertion indicator.
'pot' enclosing 'in' is 'POINT'.

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(Other definitions for point that I've seen before include "Spot" , "Dot; fielding position" , "Aim, full stop" , "Repair brickwork" , "Knife tip" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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