Unrecognisable gin mixed with tonic and a dash of orange (9)
I believe the answer is:
incognito
'unrecognisable' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'gin mixed with tonic and a dash of orange' is the wordplay.
'mixed with' indicates an anagram.
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'a dash of' says to take the initial letters (a small amount of the word).
The first letter of 'orange' is 'o'.
'gin' anagrammed with 'tonic' gives 'incognit'.
'incognit'+'o'='INCOGNITO'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for incognito that I've seen before include "with unknown identity" , "Using false name" , "as disguised person appears?" , "Keeping one's identity a secret" , "Anonymously" .)