Empty bottles? (4)
I believe the answer is:
tope
'empty bottles?' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for tope that I've seen before include "Drink a lot like poet" , "Drink too much like poet" , "Drink excessively like poet" , "Small grey requiem shark" , "What habitual drinkers do" .)