Open and pour balm regularly on top, using ice briefly (6)
I believe the answer is:
public
'open' is the definition.
(associated in meaning)
'pour balm regularly on top using ice briefly' is the wordplay.
'pour' becomes 'p' (this could be a standard abbreviation of which I'm unaware).
'regularly' indicates alternate letters (regularly take one letter, leave next etc.).
'on' says to put letters next to each other.
'top' says to take the initial letters (in a down clue, the first letter is top).
'briefly' means to remove the last letter.
The first letter of 'using' is 'u'.
The alternate letters of 'balm' are 'bl'.
'ice' with its final letter taken off is 'ic'.
'bl' put after 'u' is 'ubl'.
'p'+'ubl'+'ic'='PUBLIC'
'and' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for public that I've seen before include "People in general" , "Relating to the general community" , "Strangely enough, these English schools are not" , "Notorious" , "This house is licensed to sell alcohol" .)