Funk is played by student after a lot to drink (7)
I believe the answer is:
skinful
'a lot to drink' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'funk is played by student' is the wordplay.
'played' is an anagram indicator (letters playing around).
'by' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'student' becomes 'L' (as in L-plates for learner drivers).
'funk'+'is'='funkis'
'funkis' is an anagram of 'skinfu'.
'skinfu'+'l'='SKINFUL'
'after' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for skinful that I've seen before include "An excess of alcohol" , "a lot getting sunk" , "amount of alcohol" , "enough to get drunk" , "More than enough beer!" .)