Drunks drinking drop of Caledonian? (5)
I believe the answer is:
scots
'drunks drinking drop of caledonian?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'drunks drinking drop of caledonian?' is the wordplay.
'drunks' becomes 'sots' ('sot' can be a synonym of 'drunk').
'drinking' indicates putting letters inside (inserted letters are consumed or drunk).
'drop of' says to take the initial letters (the smallest possible amount of the word).
The first letter of 'caledonian' is 'c'.
'sots' going around 'c' is 'SCOTS'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for scots that I've seen before include "Northern language" , "from Inverness?" , "Natives of Edinburgh" , "- Greys, - pine" , "Taxes" .)