Untried bridge-player with drinks in antipodean state (3,5,5)
I believe the answer is:
new south wales
'antipodean state' is the definition.
'New South Wales' can be an answer for 'state' (New South Wales is an example). I am not sure about the 'antipodean' bit.
'untried bridge-player with drinks' is the wordplay.
'untried' becomes 'new' (similar in meaning).
'bridge player' becomes 'south' (name given to one player in the card game bridge).
'with' becomes 'w' (short for with).
'drinks' becomes 'ales' (ale is a kind of drink).
'new'+'south'+'w'+'ales'='NEW SOUTH WALES'
'in' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for new south wales that I've seen before include "Sydney's state" , "Australian state, capital Sydney" , "Name given to Australia when colonised in 1788; a state since 1901" .)