Canny shopper makes pub acquire stalker (7,6)
I believe the answer is:
bargain hunter
'canny shopper' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'pub acquire stalker' is the wordplay.
'pub' becomes 'bar' (both are drinking establishments).
'acquire' becomes 'gain' (gaining is a kind of acquiring).
'stalker' becomes 'hunter' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'bar'+'gain'+'hunter'='BARGAIN-HUNTER'
'makes' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for bargain hunter that I've seen before include "One looking for cheap deals" , "Person attending the January sales, perhaps" , "One looking for a snip" , "Canny shopper" .)