Squad in drink become hazy (5,2)
I believe the answer is:
steam up
'become hazy' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'squad in drink' is the wordplay.
'squad' becomes 'team' (synonyms).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'drink' becomes 'sup' (to sup is to drink).
'team' inserted into 'sup' is 'STEAM UP'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for steam up that I've seen is " Become misted over".)
I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times and The Times.
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