Topless dance in clubs twice lifted spirit (6)
I believe the answer is:
cognac
'topless dance' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot see how they can define each other.
'in clubs twice lifted spirit' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'clubs' becomes 'c' (abbreviation in card games).
'twice' becomes 'nac' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'lifted' says the letters should be written in reverse (going up in down clue).
'spirit' becomes 'go'.
'go' in reverse letter order is 'og'.
'c'+'nac'='cnac'
'cnac' going around 'og' is 'COGNAC'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for cognac that I've seen before include "Brandy as for Napoleon (6)." , "strong drink" , "French brandy region" , "High quality brandy" , "High-quality brandy" .)