Elaborate alcoholic drink with tea is brewed (9)
I believe the answer is:
dramatise
'elaborate' is the definition.
'alcoholic drink with tea is brewed' is the wordplay.
'alcoholic drink' becomes 'dram'.
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'brewed' indicates an anagram.
'tea'+'is'='teais'
'teais' anagrammed gives 'atise'.
'dram'+'atise'='DRAMATISE'
(Other definitions for dramatise that I've seen before include "Overstate" , "adapt for TV" , "prepare for the stage" , "Make out to be exciting or important" .)