Covering quiet few drinks (number not given) (6)
I believe the answer is:
shroud
'covering' is the definition.
(I know that shroud is a type of covering)
'quiet few drinks number not given' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'quiet' could be 'sh' (both can be said to tell someone to be quiet) and 'sh' is found within the answer.
'number' could be 'd' (D is an example) and 'd' is found in the answer.
'not' could be 'o' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'o' is found in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for shroud that I've seen before include "Burial garment" , "hide" , "Covering shift" , "Cloth cover for corpse" , "Winding sheet" .)