Load intercepted by English lieutenant remains in vessel (7)
I believe the answer is:
heeltap
'remains in vessel' is the definition.
(amount of alcohol at the bottom of a glass)
'load intercepted by english lieutenant' is the wordplay.
'load' becomes 'heap' (I've seen this in another clue).
'intercepted by' means one lot of letters goes inside another (I've seen this in other clues).
'english' becomes 'e' (abbreviation).
'lieutenant' becomes 'lt' (abbreviation for lieutenant).
'e'+'lt'='elt'
'heap' placed around 'elt' is 'HEELTAP'.
(Other definitions for heeltap that I've seen before include "little left to drink" , "Remains of drink in glass" , "Drop left in glass" , "Shoe-layer material; dregs in glass" , "Last drop in glass" .)