Stuff with food and drink around midnight (7)
I believe the answer is:
gingham
'stuff' is the definition.
(gingham is a type of material)
'food and drink around midnight' is the wordplay.
'food' becomes 'ham' (ham is a kind of food).
'and' says to put letters next to each other.
'drink around' becomes 'gin' (gin is a kind of drink. I am not sure about the 'around' bit.).
'midnight' becomes 'g' (the middle letter in 'night').
'gin'+'g'='ging'
'ham' put after 'ging' is 'GINGHAM'.
'with' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for gingham that I've seen before include "Lightweight cotton fabric" , "Checked material" , "Fabric in a plaid weave" , "Striped or checked cotton cloth" , "Lightweight cotton cloth" .)