What does the cryptic crossword clue "Lawyers’ bill for drink (6)" mean?

The definition is "drink". The wordplay uses a charade (building blocks). BARS (synonym="‘lawyers’; The Bar is lawyers collectively, more or less, but I suppose one may consider BARS as the legal systems in various contries, say") + AC (synonym="account, ‘bill’") = BARSAC The answer is BARSAC.

Lawyers’ bill for drink (6)

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