Swallowing when the street is named (7)
I believe the answer is:
downing
'swallowing' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to consumption as well as being present participle verbs.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for downing that I've seen before include "Drinking" , "Street that houses British P.M." , "College of Cambridge" , "and 17: Thoroughfare of government" .)