Entertain man shortly with drink (6)
I believe the answer is:
regale
'entertain' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'man shortly with drink' is the wordplay.
'man shortly' becomes 'reg' (I am not sure about the 'shortly' bit.**).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'drink' becomes 'ale' (ale is a kind of drink).
'reg'+'ale'='REGALE'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for regale that I've seen before include "Lavishly supply" , "Generously entertain (with)" , "Amuse with stories" , "Entertain with conversation" , "Entertain royally" .)