Drinks almost all of pitcher and gets cold (6)

I believe the answer is:

juices

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'drinks' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both things that one consumes for nourishment as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'almost all of pitcher and gets cold' is the wordplay.
'almost all of' means to remove the last letter.
'pitcher' becomes 'jug' (I've seen this in another clue).
'and gets' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'cold' becomes 'ices' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'jug' with its last letter taken off is 'ju'.
'ju'+'ices'='JUICES'

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(Other definitions for juices that I've seen before include "Liquids from fruits and vegetables, say" , "Liquid extracts, from fruit say" , "Liquids from fruit and vegetables" .)

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