Entering taverns after tea, I'll be bound (2,6)
I believe the answer is:
in chains
'be bound' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)
'entering taverns after tea i'll' is the wordplay.
'entering' indicates putting letters inside.
'taverns' becomes 'inns' (I've seen this before).
'after' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'tea' becomes 'cha' (cha is a type of tea).
'i'll' becomes 'i' (this could be a standard abbreviation which I don't know about).
'cha' put next to 'i' is 'chai'.
'inns' enclosing 'chai' is 'IN CHAINS'.
(Another definition for in chains that I've seen is " under restraint".)