Accommodates at least four pints without hesitation (8)
I believe the answer is:
quarters
'accommodates' is the definition.
(quartering is a kind of accommodating)
'least four pints without hesitation' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'hesitation' could be 'er' (sound made while hesitating - um, er) and 'er' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'quarts' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'at' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for quarters that I've seen before include "Four equal parts" , "Change for American" , "American cash" , "Subdivides" , "accommodation for troops" .)