Contrive to lose a rampant doctor that never leaves the pub (7)
I believe the answer is:
tankard
'pub' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'contrive to lose a rampant doctor that never leaves the' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'a' could be 'an' and 'an' is located in the answer.
'doctor' could be 'd' (eg in PhD, Doctor of Philosophy) and 'd' is present in the answer.
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is present in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for tankard that I've seen before include "One-handled drinking mug" , "Beer-mug" , "Drank at (anag)" , "A drinking mug with handle" , "One-handled beer mug" .)