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Retain a foreign drink as a souvenir (8)

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I believe the answer is:

keepsake

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'a souvenir' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'retain a foreign drink' is the wordplay.
'retain' becomes 'keep' (keeping is a kind of retaining).
'a foreign drink' becomes 'sake' (sake is a kind of drink. I am not sure about the 'foreign' bit.).
'keep'+'sake'='KEEPSAKE'

'as' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for keepsake that I've seen before include "token" , "to remember one by" , "Something of sentimental value" , "Thing retained in memory of giver" , "Remembrance" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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