The wee dram allowed will hardly wet ones whistle! (7)
I believe the answer is:
droplet
'hardly wet ones whistle' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how one could define the other.
'the wee dram allowed' is the wordplay.
'the wee dram' becomes 'drop' (I've seen this before).
'allowed' becomes 'let' (to let is to allow or permit).
'drop'+'let'='DROPLET'
'will' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for droplet that I've seen before include "Small amount of water" , "Small quantity of liquid" , "Small sphere of liquid" , "Tiny bead of liquid" , "Small tear (of liquid)" .)