Has a wee dram, replaces ball on course (5,1,4)

I believe the answer is:

takes a drop

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'replaces ball on course' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't judge whether it can be defined by this definition.

'has a wee dram' is the wordplay.
'has' becomes 'takes' (taking is a kind of having).
'wee dram' becomes 'drop' (I've seen this before).
'takes'+'a'+'drop'='TAKES A DROP'

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