Standing one a beer outside "The Orb and Sceptre"? (7)
I believe the answer is:
regalia
'orb and sceptre?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'standing one a beer outside' is the wordplay.
'standing' is a reversal indicator (in a down clue, letters stand up).
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'beer' becomes 'lager' (type of beer).
'outside' indicates putting letters inside (some letters go outside others).
'a'+'lager'='alager'
'i' placed within 'alager' is 'ailager'.
'ailager' reversed gives 'REGALIA'.
'the' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for regalia that I've seen before include "Ceremonial robes" , "Trappings of royalty" , "Algeria (anag)" , "Royal insignia" , "Royal accoutrements" .)