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Serve up a drink fit for a king (5)

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I believe the answer is:

regal

'fit for a king' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'serve up a drink' is the wordplay.
'serve up' says the letters should be written backwards.
'a drink' becomes 'lager' (lager is a kind of drink).
'lager' back-to-front is 'REGAL'.

(Other definitions for regal that I've seen before include "King's" , "Befitting a monarch" , "Like a queen?" , "King-like" , "Grand and imposing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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