Hot drink for example accepted by rising star (5)
I believe the answer is:
negus
'hot drink' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'example accepted by rising star' is the wordplay.
'example' becomes 'eg' (short for 'exempli gratia', 'for example' in Latin).
'accepted by' is an insertion indicator (inserted letters are accepted).
'rising' is a reversal indicator (in a down clue, letters go up).
'star' becomes 'sun' (the Sun is a star).
'sun' in reverse letter order is 'nus'.
'eg' inserted inside 'nus' is 'NEGUS'.
'for' is the link.
(Other definitions for negus that I've seen before include "Hot spiced port with lemon" , "Abyssinian king - hot, spicy drink" , "Hot wine" , "Abyssinian king - spiced drink" , "Drink that's heated" .)