Smoker among lots that are typically Scottish (8)
I believe the answer is:
bagpipes
'are typically scottish' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'smoker among lots' is the wordplay.
'smoker' becomes 'pipe'.
'among' means one lot of letters goes inside another (inserted letters are placed among others).
'lots' becomes 'bags' (bags of means lots).
'pipe' put into 'bags' is 'BAGPIPES'.
'that' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for bagpipes that I've seen before include "Traditional musical instrument of Scotland" , "can be heard in the highlands" , "Scots musical instrument" , "Instrument associated with Scotland and Ireland" , "Scottish wind instrument" .)