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Looking for an explanation (I think!)

1d Sprightly old waitress (5)
?I?P?
I am assuming the whole means sprightly and is therefore NIPPY. But what do old waitresses have to do with it?

A NIPPY was a waitress in Lyons Corner Houses

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nippy

Thank you Chris E. That's my something new I learned for today.
I think Lyons Corner Houses were around when I was a littlie but I was too young to be paying much attention!

Is this clue flawed?
Blast the return of jazz! (4)
The answer would seem to be DRAT, but "in return" this would be TARD rather than TRAD?

ChrisE, I've seen discussion of this elsewhere (AB) - it definitely looks erroneous!

Thanks malone. I wondered if I was missing something!