Prepares the way when one takes the star to have a drink (5,2)
I believe the answer is:
leads up
'prepares the way when one takes the star' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'have a drink' is the wordplay.
'have' becomes 'lead' (leading is a kind of having).
'a drink' becomes 'sup' (to sup is to drink).
'lead'+'sup'='LEADS UP'
'to' acts as a link.
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