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Drink is turned down within the office (8)

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I believe the answer is:

position

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'the office' is the definition.
(position is a kind of office)

'drink is turned down within' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'drink' could be 'it' and 'it' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for position that I've seen before include "Place - standing" , "status" , "Place where something is" , "Office - location" , "Stance" .)

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