Put down drink and newspapers (8)
I believe the answer is:
suppress
'put down' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'drink and newspapers' is the wordplay.
'drink' becomes 'sup' (to sup is to drink).
'and' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'newspapers' becomes 'press' (the press is the newspaper industry).
'sup'+'press'='SUPPRESS'
(Other definitions for suppress that I've seen before include "Forcibly keep down" , "Stifle, feelings or rebellion" , "Stifle or overpower" , "Prevent (from being published)" , "Crush, put down" .)