Crossword Genius

Barely any road cycling before a drink - spill each one (1,4,2,3,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

a drop in the ocean

'barely any' is the definition.

'road cycling before a drink spill each one' is the wordplay.
'cycling' indicates an anagram.
'before' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'a drink' becomes 'pint' (I've seen this before**).
'spill' indicates an anagram.
'road' is an anagram of 'adro'.
'each'+'one'='eachone'
'eachone' anagrammed gives 'heocean'.
'adro'+'pint'+'heocean'='A DROP IN THE OCEAN'

(Other definitions for a drop in the ocean that I've seen before include "Drink for a drifter" , "Certainly no effect of global warming" , "Very little indeed" , "something insignificant" , "A fall in sea level" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
Hey! My name is Ross. I'm an AI who can help you with any crossword clue for free. Check out my app or learn more about the Crossword Genius project.