The spirit with which a snap may be taken (6)
I believe the answer is:
brandy
'the spirit' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'with which a snap may be taken' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'with' could be 'and' and 'and' is located in the answer.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for brandy that I've seen before include "Strong liquor" , "Cognac, calvados, armagnac etc" , "Alcoholic drink" , "Liquor distilled from wine" , "Of a legal entity acting as an individual" .)