Sailor to stray with the drink (8)

I believe the answer is:

absinthe

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'drink' is the definition.
(absinthe is a kind of drink)

'sailor to stray with the' is the wordplay.
'sailor' becomes 'ab' (abbreviation for able seaman).
'to stray with' becomes 'sin' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'ab'+'sin'+'the'='ABSINTHE'

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(Other definitions for absinthe that I've seen before include "Potent green gin-type liquor - wormwood" , "Green wormwood drink" , "Strong green liqueur, lethal when made with wormwood" , "Liqueur originally containing wormwood" , "Aniseed-flavoured liqueur" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.

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