Statesman's name for a cocktail (7)
I believe the answer is:
molotov
'statesman's' is the definition.
(I have seen 'Soviet statesman ' mean 'molotov' so perhaps 'statesman' could also mean 'molotov')
'name for a cocktail' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'for' could be 'to' (eg both can mean 'in the opinion of') and 'to' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for molotov that I've seen before include "A - cocktail is a crude incendiary device" , "An explosive cocktail" , "Soviet statesman - cocktail which explodes!" , "A -- cocktail is a thrown incendiary device" , "Soviet statesman (with a liking for cocktails?), d. 1986" .)