Warbled with a lurch, not finishing drink (8)
I believe the answer is:
sangaree
'drink' is the definition.
(sangaree is a kind of drink)
'warbled with a lurch not finishing' is the wordplay.
'warbled' becomes 'sang' (I've seen this before).
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'lurch' becomes 'reel' ('reel' can be a synonym of 'lurch').
'not finishing' means to remove the last letter.
'reel' with its final letter taken away is 'ree'.
'sang'+'a'+'ree'='SANGAREE'
(Another definition for sangaree that I've seen is " drink".)
I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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