Man spent fortune drinking spirit in expensive bar (5)
I believe the answer is:
ingot
'man spent fortune' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
'drinking spirit in expensive bar' is the wordplay.
'drinking' indicates putting letters inside.
'spirit' becomes 'go'.
'expensive bar' becomes 't' (T-bar is a part of a ski lift. I am not sure about the 'expensive' bit.).
'in'+'t'='int'
'go' put into 'int' is 'INGOT'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ingot that I've seen before include "Seize quickly; steal" , "E.g. a gold bar" , "Piece of cast metal" , "A lump of metal, perhaps gold" , "Bar, often gold" .)