Amount of ale editor's finally consumed goes to press (6)
I believe the answer is:
prints
'ale editor's finally consumed goes to press' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'amount' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'amount' could be 'in' (in is a kind of amount) and 'in' is present in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'of' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for prints that I've seen before include "photographic work" , "Transfers text or design to paper" , "Positive photos" , "Photographs" , "Pictures derived from an engraving, say" .)