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Steal away to have a drink (6)

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spirit

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'drink' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for spirit that I've seen before include "Vital force - apparition" , "Courage, energy" , "Mettle" , "Incorporeal supernatural being" , "A shade" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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