Party’s rejected a constituent for boozy tipples (4)
I believe the answer is:
soda
'constituent for boozy tipples' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'party's rejected a' is the wordplay.
'party's' becomes 'dos' (do is a kind of party).
'rejected' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'dos' backwards is 'sod'.
'sod'+'a'='SODA'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for soda that I've seen before include "Variety of pop" , "kind of water" , "Alkaline substance used in cleaning, drinks etc" , "Splash served with some spirits" , "Accompaniment to whisky" .)