After opening of container, adjust heat and cool to make aphrodisiac (9)
I believe the answer is:
chocolate
'make aphrodisiac' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are adjectives, I don't see how they can define each other.
'after opening of container adjust heat and cool' is the wordplay.
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'opening of' says to take the initial letters.
'adjust' indicates an anagram.
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
The first letter of 'container' is 'c'.
'heat' put after 'cool' is 'coolheat'.
'coolheat' with letters rearranged gives 'hocolate'.
'c' next to 'hocolate' is 'CHOCOLATE'.
'to' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for chocolate that I've seen before include "Delicious food of roasted ground cacao beans" , "Drink (if hot)" , "Food bars" , "Deep brown colour" , "Addictive (normally) brown substance" .)