Drink taken before a meal (8)
I believe the answer is:
aperitif
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">drink taken before a meal</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for aperitif that I've seen before include "Alcoholic drink before a meal, like sherry" , "Alcoholic drink taken before meal" , "An alcoholic drink before dinner, an appetiser" , "it leads to blow-out" , "Preprandial tipple" .)