Gift of a drink with something explosive about it (6)
I believe the answer is:
talent
'gift' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'drink with something explosive about it' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'drink' could be 'ale' (type of beer) and 'ale' is found in the answer.
'explosive' could be 'tnt' (TNT is an example) and 'tnt' is present in the remaining letters.
This accounts for all the letters.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'of a' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for talent that I've seen before include "Innate ability or Biblical money unit" , "Attractive young girls" , "skills" , "Innate ability, flair" , "Innate skill" .)