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A sucker for a drink (5)

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straw

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'a sucker' is the definition.
(something used to suck drinks)

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(Other definitions for straw that I've seen before include "Dry stalks" , "Residue of threshed corn" , "Animal bedding" , "Warts (anag.)" , "What a sucker gets given" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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