Best advice given about caressing new tankard (4,3)
I believe the answer is:
pint pot
'best advice' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't tell whether it can be defined by this definition.
'about caressing new tankard' is the wordplay.
'about' indicates putting letters inside.
'caressing' becomes 'pit' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'new' becomes 'n' (common abbreviation eg NT for New Testament).
'tankard' becomes 'pot' (pot of beer).
'pit' placed around 'n' is 'pint'.
'pint'+'pot'='PINT-POT'
'given' acts as a link.
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