Where liquor-drinking drunk might find solace briefly (2,5)
I believe the answer is:
in short
'briefly' is the definition.
(I know that briefly can be written as in short)
I can't explain the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for in short that I've seen before include "to be brief" , "Concisely" , "To sum up, briefly" .)