Some dire potations served up for boozer (5)
I believe the answer is:
toper
'boozer' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'some dire potations served up' is the wordplay.
'some' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue (some of the parts of the word are used).
'served up' is a reversal indicator.
'repot' is hidden within 'dire potations'.
'repot' back-to-front is 'TOPER'.
'for' is the link.
(Other definitions for toper that I've seen before include "Lush" , "Drinker, imbiber" , "Soak" , "Wino" , "Serious drinker" .)