Have a predilection for drink in no time (4,1,4)
I believe the answer is:
like a shot
'in no time' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'have a predilection for drink' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'a' is present in the answer.
'drink' could be 'shot' (I've seen this before) and 'shot' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'like' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for like a shot that I've seen before include "Fancy a drop to drink" , "enthusiastically?" , "Outright" , "straightaway?" , "sluggish?" .)