Whipped cream in a doughnut, say, or a drink (9)
I believe the answer is:
americano
'drink' is the definition.
(type of coffee drink)
'whipped cream in a doughnut' is the wordplay.
'whipped' indicates an anagram.
'doughnut' becomes 'o' (letter resembling a doughnut).
'cream'+'in'+'a'='creamina'
'creamina' is an anagram of 'american'.
'american'+'o'='AMERICANO'
'say or a' is the link.
This may not be right. Some or all of it may belong to another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for americano that I've seen before include "drink" , "Espresso diluted with hot water" , "Style of coffee" .)