Damage containers I mixed in for cocktails (8)
I believe the answer is:
martinis
'for cocktails' is the definition.
(martini is a kind of cocktail)
'damage containers i mixed' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'damage' could be 'mar' (to mar is to spoil or damage) and 'mar' is found within the answer.
'i' is within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'in' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for martinis that I've seen before include "drinks, after being shaken?" , "Cocktails can be mini arts" , "Cocktails of gin or vodka with vermouth" , "Cocktails made with vermouth" .)