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Where I might go at night to get food and drink (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

potable

'drink' is the definition.
('potable' can be a synonym of 'drink')

'where i might go at night to get food' is the wordplay.
'where i might go at night' becomes 'po' (old-fashioned term for chamberpot).
'to get' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'food' becomes 'table' (table is a kind of food**).
'po'+'table'='POTABLE'

'and' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for potable that I've seen before include "may be drunk" , "Able to be drunk" , "having healthy water quality" , "Fit for drinking" , "Drinkable" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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