Recreational drug artist left as final farewell (7)
I believe the answer is:
funeral
'final farewell' is the definition.
'funeral' can be an answer for 'farewell'. I'm not sure about the 'final' bit.
'recreational drug artist left' is the wordplay.
'recreational' becomes 'fun' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'drug' becomes 'e' (E is another name for ecstasy).
'artist' becomes 'RA' (Royal Academician, member of Royal Academy of Arts).
'left' becomes 'l' (common abbreviation).
'fun'+'e'+'ra'+'l'='FUNERAL'
'as' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for funeral that I've seen before include "Sepulture" , "Obsequies" , "Burial ceremony" , "Burial rite" , "Ceremony at disposal of dead" .)