Sunday Telegraph Cryptic 2806

[lesmo]

10A Benefit from Asian drink? Doesn't sound like it. (4)
I have ? a ? e Please advise?

[fiction-factory]

I recall this was seen as SAKE earlier in Crosswords section thread

[scorpiojo]

Sake

[ubasses]

sake?

[fiction-factory]

I'm not sure what drink it sounds like though

[fiction-factory]

^...or doesn't sound like

[fiction-factory]

Is it a reference to saki?

[scorpiojo]

The Asian drink 'sake' is pronounced differently

[fiction-factory]

Ah- I see the spelling is SAKE- I always thought it was Saki

[scorpiojo]

Sake = advantage, benefit

[lesmo]

Thanks! Might have thought of drink, but still don't see benefit.....

[Mamyalynne]

sake 1 (sāk)
n.
1. Purpose; motive: a quarrel only for the sake of argument.
2. Advantage; good: for the sake of his health.
3. Personal benefit or interest; welfare: for her own sake.