Alcohol to impair walking style around river area (9)
I believe the answer is:
margarita
'alcohol' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both things that one consumes for nourishment as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?
'impair walking style around river area' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'impair' could be 'mar' (synonyms) and 'mar' is found within the answer.
'river' could be 'r' (abbreviation for river) and 'r' is found in the answer.
'walking' could be 'gait' (gait is a kind of walking) and 'gait' is located in the remaining letters.
'area' could be 'a' (maths abbreviation) and 'a' is found within the answer.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'to' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for margarita that I've seen before include "Caribbean island" , "Spanish girl" , "Tequila and lime cocktail" , "Tequila-based cocktail" , "Tequila/citrus cocktail" .)