Stuff that may be checked and good to be included amongst drink and meat (7)
I believe the answer is:
gingham
'stuff that may be checked' is the definition.
(checked fabric)
'good to be included amongst drink and meat' is the wordplay.
'good' becomes 'g' (abbreviation).
'to be included amongst' is an insertion indicator.
'drink' becomes 'gin' (gin is a kind of drink).
'and' says to put letters next to each other.
'meat' becomes 'ham' (ham is a kind of meat).
'gin'+'ham'='ginham'
'g' placed into 'ginham' is 'GINGHAM'.
'and' is the link.
(Other definitions for gingham that I've seen before include "Striped or checked cotton cloth" , "Cotton cloth woven with coloured checks" , "Fabric in a plaid weave" , "Striped, or checked, cotton fabric" , "Checked material" .)