Sterilised vials regularly used where drinks are made (12)

I believe the answer is:

distilleries

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'drinks are made' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'sterilised vials regularly used' is the wordplay.
'regularly' indicates alternate letters (regularly take one letter, leave next etc.).
'used' indicates anagramming the letters.
The alternate letters of 'vials' are 'il'.
'sterilised'+'il'='sterilisedil'
'sterilisedil' anagrammed gives 'DISTILLERIES'.

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(Another definition for distilleries that I've seen is " buildings making booze".)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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