Wreck bagel dunked in drink shortly served up (5)
I believe the answer is:
total
'wreck' is the definition.
(to total a vehicle is to damage it beyond repair)
'bagel dunked in drink shortly served up' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'drink' could be 'tot' (a small alcoholic drink) and 'tot' is located in the answer.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for total that I've seen before include "Reckon" , "Including all" , "Comprehensive" , "Complete sum" , "Damage beyond repair" .)