1988 film in which Tom Cruise plays a mixologist (8)

I believe the answer is:

cocktail

(Other definitions for cocktail that I've seen before include "Screwdriver, for example" , "Manhattan, for example" , "Mixed beverage" , "snowball?" , "Harvey Wallbanger, for example" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times and The Times.

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