Do policemen have hesitation in drinking it? (5)
I believe the answer is:
cider
'do' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how they can define each other.
'policemen have hesitation in drinking it?' is the wordplay.
'policemen' becomes 'CID' (abbreviation for Criminal Investigation Department).
'have hesitation in' becomes 'r' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'drinking' indicates putting letters inside (inserted letters are consumed or drunk).
'it?' becomes 'e' ('e' can mean 'electronic' which is similar to 'IT').
'cid'+'r'='cidr'
'cidr' going around 'e' is 'CIDER'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for cider that I've seen before include "Alcohol from apples" , "Alcoholic drink from fermented apple juice" , "Alcoholic drink made from apples" , "Scrumpy" , "Drink made from pears" .)