Ridicule beverages, say (5)
I believe the answer is:
tease
'ridicule' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'beverages say' is the wordplay.
'beverages' becomes 'teas' (tea is a kind of beverage).
'say' shows a homophone (sound like).
'teas' sounds like 'TEASE'.
(Other definitions for tease that I've seen before include "Comb or card (wool)" , "Taunt or bait" , "Make playful fun of (someone)" , "Gently make fun of (someone)" , "Rib, annoy" .)