Smelt absinthe being distilled in business premises (13)
I believe the answer is:
establishment
'business premises' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't see how they can define each other.
'smelt absinthe being distilled' is the wordplay.
'smelt absinthe' can be anagrammed to 'ESTABLISHMENT'.
But, I'm not clear how this is indicated.
'in' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for establishment that I've seen before include "system" , "ruling body!" , "being incorporated in this" , "Formation" , "concern" .)