Risky venture drinking barrel – up for it? (6)
I believe the answer is:
gamble
'risky venture' is the definition.
'gamble' can be an answer for 'venture' (gamble is a kind of venture). I am not sure about the 'risky' bit.
'drinking barrel up for it?' is the wordplay.
'drinking' means one lot of letters goes inside another (inserted letters are consumed or drunk).
'barrel' becomes 'bl' (abbreviation).
'up for it?' becomes 'game' (both can mean enthusiastic or keen).
'bl' going into 'game' is 'GAMBLE'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for gamble that I've seen before include "Risky enterprise" , "Bet money" , "back" , "Make a bet" , "Take risks" .)