Hotshot lawyer on mag finally getting stuck into a couple of beers (5,5)
I believe the answer is:
legal eagle
'hotshot lawyer' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'mag finally getting stuck into a couple of beers' is the wordplay.
'a couple of beers' means two replacements for 'beer'.
'mag' becomes 'leg' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'finally' says to take the final letters.
'stuck into' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'beer' becomes 'ale' (type of beer).
'beer' becomes 'ale' (type of beer).
The last letter of 'getting' is 'g'.
'ale'+'ale'='aleale'
'g' placed within 'aleale' is 'aleagle'.
'leg'+'aleagle'='LEGAL EAGLE'
'on' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for legal eagle that I've seen before include "Bright lawyer (colloq.)" , "perhaps the best defence" , "Brief" , "Astute lawyer" .)