Explorer with outfit imbibing drink in front of hotel (7)
I believe the answer is:
raleigh
'explorer' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'outfit imbibing drink in front of hotel' is the wordplay.
'outfit' becomes 'rig' ('rig' can be a synonym of 'outfit').
'imbibing' indicates putting letters inside.
'drink in' becomes 'ale' (ale is a kind of drink. I am not sure about the 'in' bit.**).
'front of' indicates taking the first letters.
The initial letter of 'hotel' is 'h'.
'rig' placed around 'ale' is 'raleig'.
'raleig'+'h'='RALEIGH'
'with' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for raleigh that I've seen before include "Queen's favourite" , "English explorer" , "Sir Walter --, courtier" , "Elizabethan courtier" , "Elizabethan explorer" .)