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Turn up for small drinks (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nips

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'drinks' is the definition.
(miniature drink bottles)

'turn up for small' is the wordplay.
'turn' becomes 'pin' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'up' says the letters should be written in reverse (in down clue: letters go upwards).
'for' says to put letters next to each other.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'pin' in reverse letter order is 'nip'.
'nip'+'s'='NIPS'

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(Other definitions for nips that I've seen before include "Takes" , "Tots" , "Pinches - in the bud?" , "Pinches as crab does" , "Pinches - shots" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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