Remedy temper quaffing a load of ale (4,4)
I believe the answer is:
make good
'remedy' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'temper quaffing a load of ale' is the wordplay.
'temper' becomes 'mood' (synonyms).
'quaffing' indicates putting letters inside (to quaff is to drink or consume).
'load of ale' becomes 'keg' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'a'+'keg'='akeg'
'mood' enclosing 'akeg' is 'MAKE GOOD'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for make good that I've seen before include "Succeed in life, do well" , "Repair; be successful" , "Replace (loss); fulfil (promise)" , "Repair; do well" , "Succeed, become prosperous" .)