Sweet to laze around — I need a fizzy drink (8)
I believe the answer is:
lollipop
'sweet' is the definition.
(lollipop is a kind of sweet)
'laze around i need a fizzy drink' is the wordplay.
'laze around' becomes 'loll'.
'need' says to put letters next to each other.
'a fizzy drink' becomes 'pop' (I've seen this before).
'loll'+'i'+'pop'='LOLLIPOP'
'to' is the link.
(Other definitions for lollipop that I've seen before include "Candy on a stick" , "Sweet for suckers?" , "children love it" , "Nutcracker Suite, say" , "Confectionery" .)