Aware of gin and tonic being ordered (8)
I believe the answer is:
noticing
'aware of gin and tonic being ordered' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'gin and tonic being ordered' is the wordplay.
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'being ordered' is an anagram indicator.
'gin'+'tonic'='gintonic'
'gintonic' is an anagram of 'NOTICING'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for noticing that I've seen before include "Remarking" , "Observing" , "Perceiving" , "Spotting" , "Becoming aware of" .)