Fired brittle substance to make something to drink out of (4,5)
I believe the answer is:
shot glass
'fired brittle' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how one could define the other.
'substance to make something to drink out of' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'substance' could be 'shot' (shot is a kind of substance) and 'shot' is located in the answer.
'drink' could be 'glass' (a glass of something) and 'glass' is found in the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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