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Small and convenient mixed drink (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

shandy

'mixed drink' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'small and convenient' is the wordplay.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'and' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'convenient' becomes 'handy' (similar in meaning).
's'+'handy'='SHANDY'

(Other definitions for shandy that I've seen before include "Drink of ale and lemonade 96)" , "Light beer" , "Lemonade-beer drink" , "Alcohol" , "Weakly-alcoholic drink" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph and The Times.
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