A drop of IPA and I look around for a saucy type (5)
I believe the answer is:
aioli
'a saucy type' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't see how one could define the other.
'a drop of ipa and i look around' is the wordplay.
'drop of' indicates taking the first letters (the smallest possible amount of the word).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'look' becomes 'lo' (archaic exclamation meaning 'look!').
'around' says the letters should be written in reverse.
The first letter of 'ipa' is 'i'.
'i'+'lo'='ilo'
'ilo' reversed gives 'oli'.
'a'+'i'+'oli'='AIOLI'
'for' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for aioli that I've seen before include "Dressing" , "Garnish" , "mayonniase" , "Garlic 9" , "A lamb joint; driven clouds" .)