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Twice actor oddly rejected a drink (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cocoa

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

'twice actor oddly rejected a' is the wordplay.
'twice' indicates the doubling of some letters.
'oddly rejected' means one should take alternating letters (letters in odd-numbered positions removed).
The alternating letters of 'actor' are 'co'.
'co' doubled is 'coco'.
'coco'+'a'='COCOA'

(Other definitions for cocoa that I've seen before include "Popular chocolate drink" , "Hot bedtime drink" , "It's made from the seed of the cacao tree" , "Medium to dark brown" , "Chocolatey drink" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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