Temperance (8)
There are a few possibilities for this:
sobriety
'temperance' is the definition.
(I know that temperance can be written as sobriety)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for sobriety that I've seen before include "Abstinence" , "Opposite of drunkenness" , "Calmness, dispassion" , "Abstemiousness" , "The avoidance of too much alcohol" .)
'temperance' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for abstinence that I've seen before include "Temperance" , "Practice of refraining from indulging an appetite" , "The avoidance of alcohol" , "Going without" , "Teetotalism" .)
'temperance' is the definition.
(I know that temperance can be written as moderation)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for moderation that I've seen before include "Avoidance of excess" , "restraint" , "self-restraint" , "self-control" , "avoids extremes" .)