Top class wine and beer for a dog? (8)
I believe the answer is:
airedale
'a dog?' is the definition.
(Airedale is an example)
'top class wine and beer' is the wordplay.
'top class' becomes 'AI' (resembles A1, old-fashioned term meaning excellent).
'wine' becomes 'red' (red is a type of wine).
'and' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'beer' becomes 'ale' (type of beer).
'ai'+'red'+'ale'='AIREDALE'
'for' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for airedale that I've seen before include "Mutt" , "Barker" , "Yorkshire valley" , "Dog from Yorkshire" , "Dog taking" .)