Drink cold wine, but not the last part in bad spirits (8)
I believe the answer is:
downcast
'part in bad spirits' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'drink cold wine but not the last' is the wordplay.
'drink' becomes 'down' (to down something can mean to drink it quickly).
'cold' becomes 'C' (eg on taps).
'wine' becomes 'asti' (Italian wine).
'but not the last' means to remove the last letter.
'asti' with its final letter removed is 'ast'.
'down'+'c'+'ast'='DOWNCAST'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for downcast that I've seen before include "Dispirited, gloomy" , "Depressed - looking at the floor?" , "blue" , "Sad" , "Crestfallen" .)