A festive drink for the nymph (7)
I believe the answer is:
galatea
'the nymph' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
'a festive drink' is the wordplay.
'a festive' becomes 'gala' (I've seen this in another clue).
'drink' becomes 'tea' (tea is a kind of drink).
'gala'+'tea'='GALATEA'
'for' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for galatea that I've seen before include "Pygmalion's statue brought to life by Aphrodite" , "Pygmalion's brought-to-life statue" , "Pygmalion's statue that lived" .)