Add some alcohol as a decoration (4)
I believe the answer is:
lace
'a decoration' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I don't see?
'add some alcohol' is the wordplay.
'add' becomes 'lac' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'some' means to look at the middle letters.
'alcohol' becomes 'vinegar' (vinegar is fermented alcohol).
The middle letter of 'vinegar' is 'e'.
'lac'+'e'='LACE'
'as' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for lace that I've seen before include "Shoe cord" , "Shoe tie" , "Famous play ''Arsenic and Old . . . .''" , "Fine open fabric" , "Fortify with spirits; open fabric" .)