A clever chap takes whiskey with it (3)
I believe the answer is:
wit
'a clever chap' is the definition.
'Wit' can be an answer for 'chap'. I'm not sure about the 'a clever' bit.
'whiskey with it' is the wordplay.
'whiskey' becomes 'W' (alpha bravo charlie delta ...).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'w'+'it'='WIT'
'takes' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for wit that I've seen before include "Drollness, humour" , "Quickness at clever remarks" , "Amusing person" , "Ingenuity or verbal fun" , "Maker of clever remarks" .)