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Where, informally, you need a bottle opener for a drink (4)

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I believe the answer is:

brum

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'where informally' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't judge whether it can be defined by this definition.

'a bottle opener for a drink' is the wordplay.
'opener' says to take the initial letters.
'for' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'a drink' becomes 'rum' (rum is a kind of drink).
The initial letter of 'bottle' is 'b'.
'b'+'rum'='BRUM'

'you need' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for brum that I've seen before include "Birmingham's nickname" , "Birmingham (abbrev.)" , "Birmingham (informal)" , "Birmingham (abbr)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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