A clever chap takes whiskey with it (3)
I believe the answer is:
wit
'a clever chap' is the definition.
'Wit' can be an answer for 'chap'. I'm not certain of the 'a clever' bit.
'whiskey with it' is the wordplay.
'whiskey' becomes 'W' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'w'+'it'='WIT'
'takes' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for wit that I've seen before include "Drollness, humour" , "Quickness at clever remarks" , "Amusing person" , "Ingenuity or verbal fun" , "Maker of clever remarks" .)