Cup alternative (4)
'cup alternative' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for cone that I've seen before include "standing in middle of motorway" , "Tapering shape" , "Motorway menace" , "may obstruct lane" , "Dry fruit of many evergreen trees, say pine" .)
(Other definitions for pint that I've seen before include "Quantity" , "Standard measure of Guinness" , "small amount" , "Imperial measure of capacity" , "Half a quart" .)