Monks drinking up drinks in Spanish resort (3,6)
I believe the answer is:
las palmas
'spanish resort' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
'monks drinking up drinks in' is the wordplay.
'monks' becomes 'lamas' (I've seen this in other clues).
'drinking' indicates putting letters inside (inserted letters are consumed or drunk).
'up' says the letters should be written in reverse (in down clue: letters go upwards).
'drinks in' becomes 'laps' (lapping is a kind of drinking. I am not sure about the 'in' bit.).
'laps' in reverse letter order is 'spal'.
'lamas' going around 'spal' is 'LAS PALMAS'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for las palmas that I've seen before include "somewhere in the Canaries" , "City in the Canary Islands" , "In resort" , "Capital of Gran Canaria" , "Gran Canaria's capital" .)