Recalls Oriental drink with writer that's modest and shy (6)
I believe the answer is:
demure
'modest and shy' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'recalls oriental drink with writer' is the wordplay.
'recalls' says the letters should be written in reverse (I've seen 'recall of' mean this).
'oriental' becomes 'e'.
'drink with' becomes 'rum' (rum is a kind of drink. I am not sure about the 'with' bit.).
'writer' becomes 'ed' (I've seen this in other clues).
'e'+'rum'+'ed'='erumed'
'erumed' back-to-front is 'DEMURE'.
'that's' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for demure that I've seen before include "Affectedly modest or shy" , "Sedate" , "(Affecting to be) quiet and modest" , "Shy, prim" , "Rather shy" .)