Partially open a beer (4)
I believe the answer is:
ajar
'partially open' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'a beer' is the wordplay.
'beer' becomes 'jar' (I've seen this before).
'a'+'jar'='AJAR'
(Other definitions for ajar that I've seen before include "Half open" , "Partially open" , "Mourn" , "Not quite closed" , "Barely open" .)