Stand a drink, so to speak (3)
I believe the answer is:
tee
'stand' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'a drink so to speak' is the wordplay.
'a drink' becomes 'tea' (tea is a kind of drink).
'so to speak' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'tea' is a homophone of 'TEE'.
(Other definitions for tee that I've seen before include "Golf ball support" , "Where a hole starts" , "Golfer's starting point" , "support of leisure activity" , "Starting peg" .)