Second one smuggling cut of beef and liquor (9)
I believe the answer is:
moonshine
'liquor' is the definition.
(moonshine is a kind of liquor)
'second one smuggling cut of beef' is the wordplay.
'second' becomes 'mo' (both are short periods of time).
'smuggling' is an insertion indicator (some letters smuggled inside).
'cut of beef' becomes 'shin' (I've seen this before).
'one' enclosing 'shin' is 'onshine'.
'mo'+'onshine'='MOONSHINE'
'and' is the link.
(Other definitions for moonshine that I've seen before include "hard stuff" , "Nonsensical talk - illicit liquor" , "Foolish ideas, hooch" , "Light in the still of the night" , "Mountain dew" .)