Expression of surprise after Catholic’s brought in a drink (5)
I believe the answer is:
cocoa
'drink' is the definition.
(I know that cocoa is a drink)
'expression of surprise after catholic's brought in a' is the wordplay.
'expression of surprise' becomes 'coo' (I've seen this before).
'after catholic' becomes 'c' (abbreviation as in RC for Roman Catholic. I am not sure about the 'after' bit.).
'brought in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'coo' going around 'c' is 'coco'.
'coco'+'a'='COCOA'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for cocoa that I've seen before include "Chocolaty drink" , "Hot bedtime drink" , "Reddish brown" , "Medium to dark brown" , "Chocolatey drink" .)