Crow after lemonade, then home for macaroni? (8)
I believe the answer is:
popinjay
'crow after lemonade' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both animals as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?
'home for macaroni?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'home' could be 'in' ('he's home' can mean 'he's in') and 'in' is present in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'then' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for popinjay that I've seen before include "Foppish type" , "Conceited person" , "vain sort" , "One super-smart" , "Coxcomb" .)