Drink describing exploit with English yeoman (9)
I believe the answer is:
beefeater
'yeoman' is the definition.
(I know that yeoman can be written as beefeater)
'drink describing exploit with english' is the wordplay.
'drink' becomes 'beer' (beer is a kind of drink).
'describing' is an insertion indicator (describe can mean to form the outline of).
'exploit with' becomes 'feat' (synonyms. I am not sure about the 'with' bit.).
'english' becomes 'E' (abbreviation).
'feat'+'e'='feate'
'beer' placed around 'feate' is 'BEEFEATER'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for beefeater that I've seen before include "Tower of London guard" , "royal bodyguard" , "Yeoman warder of the Tower of London" , "no vegetarian?" , "One might guard" .)