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"secure a soft drink, ultimately denied a stronger one "(4,6)

Any help most welcome

Piña colada

yep, I kept thinking it was 6,4 .... Oops

Thanks

Help appreciated parsing these....

13a. Losing head, alien foe turned on a wolf (5) - AKELA (Wolf)

33a. General direction, briefly, infantry must receive check for disease (6,4) - TRENCH FOOT (Infantry disease)

3d. Some special skill winds prayer period up (5,6) - TRADE SECRET (Special skill)

25d. Insulting term Old Bill received: "dummy"? (7) - PLACEBO (Dummy?)

PS. 55a. Retiring collection? (9) - Is it NIGHTGEAR or NIGHTWEAR?