Drinks to English bait (5)
I believe the answer is:
tease
'bait' is the definition.
(I know that bait can be written as tease)
'drinks to english' is the wordplay.
'drinks' becomes 'teas' (tea is a kind of drink).
'to english' becomes 'e' (abbreviation).
'teas'+'e'='TEASE'
(Other definitions for tease that I've seen before include "Torment, tantalise" , "Pull leg of" , "Make playful fun of (someone)" , "cause some irritation" , "Banter, provoke gently" .)