Beer to mature in different ways (5)
I believe the answer is:
lager
'beer' is the definition.
(type of beer)
'mature in different ways' is the wordplay.
'mature' becomes 'age' (synonyms).
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'different ways' becomes 'lr' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'age' inserted within 'lr' is 'LAGER'.
'to' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for lager that I've seen before include "Bottom-fermented beer" , "Effervescent beer" , "Light-coloured beer" , "Light beer needed" , "Regal kind of beer" .)