Sailors getting in the booze (8)

I believe the answer is:

absinthe

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

'sailors getting in the' is the wordplay.
'sailors' becomes 'abs' (AB is short for able seaman).
'getting' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'abs'+'in'+'the'='ABSINTHE'

(Other definitions for absinthe that I've seen before include "Bitter liqueur" , "Aniseed flavoured liqueur" , "Aniseed-flavoured liqueur" , "Strong green alcoholic drink" , "Strong liquour in the basin?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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