Turn to gas with Virginia: Prince to speak after Epstein's introduction (9)
I believe the answer is:
evaporate
'turn to gas' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'virginia prince to speak after epstein's introduction' is the wordplay.
'virginia' becomes 'va' (US state abbreviation).
'prince' becomes 'p' (abbreviation).
'to speak' becomes 'orate' (orating is a kind of speaking).
'after' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'introduction' indicates taking the first letters.
The first letter of 'epsteins' is 'e'.
'va'+'p'+'orate'='vaporate'
'vaporate' put after 'e' is 'EVAPORATE'.
'with' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for evaporate that I've seen before include "Desiccate, dry up" , "Change from liquid to gas" , "Dissolve into the air" , "Turn from liquid to vapour" , "Fade away gradually" .)