Alcohol distributed around where the cargo should be (4)
I believe the answer is:
hold
'be' is the definition.
(holding is a kind of being)
'alcohol distributed around' is the wordplay.
'around' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'HOLD' is hidden within 'alcohol distributed'.
'where the cargo should' acts as a link.
This may not be correct. Some or all of it may be part of another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for hold that I've seen before include "Grasp; clutch" , "Cargo area of ship" , "Grip" , "defend successfully" , "Keep; cargo space" .)