Land, bearing drinks (5)
I believe the answer is:
wales
'land' is the definition.
(Wales is an example)
'bearing drinks' is the wordplay.
'bearing' becomes 'w' ().
'drinks' becomes 'ales' (ale is a kind of drink).
'w'+'ales'='WALES'
(Other definitions for wales that I've seen before include "Home nation wearing red shirts for rugby" , "International team" , "Part of 1" , "Cymru" , "Principality, part of the UK" .)