Wealth a drunken sot needs for birds (6)
I believe the answer is:
riches
'wealth' is the definition.
(I know that wealth can be written as riches)
I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for riches that I've seen before include "Abundance of material possessions and resources" , "lot of lolly" , "Great wealth" , "Lots of money and expensive things" , "Material wealth" .)