Smuggled booze before start of Government disposal (7)
I believe the answer is:
ranging
'smuggled booze before start of government disposal' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'smuggled booze before start of government' is the wordplay.
'smuggled' becomes 'ran' (I've seen this in other clues).
'booze' becomes 'gin' (gin is a kind of booze**).
'before' says to put letters next to each other.
'start of' indicates taking the first letters.
The initial letter of 'government' is 'g'.
'ran'+'gin'+'g'='RANGING'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for ranging that I've seen is " travelling far and wide".)