Wine put in river for a time to cool down? (7)
I believe the answer is:
detente
'a time to cool down?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'wine put in river' is the wordplay.
'wine' becomes 'tent' (type of Spanish wine).
'put in' indicates putting letters inside.
'river' becomes 'dee' (River Dee).
'tent' placed inside 'dee' is 'DETENTE'.
'for' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for detente that I've seen before include "Easing of hostilities" , "Improvement of political relations" , "Thaw in relations" , "peace during hostilities" , "relaxation" .)