Occasionally strange things drunk at male event (4,5)

I believe the answer is:

stag night

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'male event' is the definition.
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'occasionally strange things drunk' is the wordplay.
'occasionally' means one should take alternating letters (letters taken at regular intervals or occasions).
'drunk' indicates an anagram.
The alternating letters of 'strange' are 'tag'.
'tag'+'things'='tagthings'
'tagthings' is an anagram of 'STAG NIGHT'.

'at' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for stag night that I've seen before include "Celebration before wedding" , "Final fling" , "Premarital do" , "Rowdy party" , "when men behave badly?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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