Celebrates fifth of November - and without a hint of drinking shot (8)
I believe the answer is:
marksman
'hint of drinking shot' is the definition.
'marksman' can be an answer for 'shot' (shot can mean a person who shoots). I am unsure of the 'hint of drinking' bit.
'celebrates fifth of november and without a' is the wordplay.
'celebrates' becomes 'marks' (as in marking an anniversary).
'fifth of november' becomes 'm' (5th letter of 'november').
'and' becomes 'n' (common abbreviation for 'and').
'without' indicates putting letters inside ('without' can be similar in meaning to 'outside').
'm'+'n'='mn'
'mn' going around 'a' is 'man'.
'marks'+'man'='MARKSMAN'
(Other definitions for marksman that I've seen before include "who hits his targets?" , "He shoots" , "Sniper" , "Examiner" , "One skilled with gun" .)