Victor in competition with passion for drink (8)
I believe the answer is:
beverage
'drink' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'victor in competition with passion' is the wordplay.
'victor' becomes 'V' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'competition' becomes 'bee' (I've seen this before).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'passion' becomes 'rage' (synonyms).
'v' inserted inside 'bee' is 'beve'.
'beve'+'rage'='BEVERAGE'
'for' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for beverage that I've seen before include "Non-alcoholic drink" , "Liquid for drinking" , "Prepared drink" , "Liquid refreshment" , "Any drink, say a beer" .)