A short whisky say at noon that dulls the pain (7)
I believe the answer is:
aspirin
'noon that dulls the pain' is the definition.
I know that 'pain' relates to this answer. I also know that both the answer and definition are singular nouns
'a short whisky say' is the wordplay.
'short' means to remove the last letter.
'whisky' becomes 'spirit' (whisky is an alcoholic spirit).
'say' becomes 'n' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'spirit' with its last letter taken away is 'spiri'.
'a'+'spiri'+'n'='ASPIRIN'
'at' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for aspirin that I've seen before include "number" , "Synthetic analgesic" , "Anti-inflammatory analgesic" , "Pain-relieving tablet" , "Headache killer?" .)