Gosh! Learner recruited for major whisky producer (5)
I believe the answer is:
islay
'gosh learner recruited for major whisky producer' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'learner recruited for major whisky producer' is the wordplay.
'learner' becomes 'l' (as in a learner driver with L-plates on their car).
'recruited for' is an insertion indicator (I've seen this in other clues).
'major whisky producer' becomes 'isay' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'l' placed inside 'isay' is 'ISLAY'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for islay that I've seen before include "Island noted for whisky" , "Isle known for distilleries" , "somewhere off Scottish mainland" , "Inner Hebridean island" , "Island of the Inner Hebrides" .)