Cheesy place in which best rye is drunk? (8)
I believe the answer is:
creamery
'cheesy place in' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how they can define each other.
'best rye is drunk?' is the wordplay.
'best' becomes 'cream' (as in 'the cream of the crop').
'is drunk?' is an anagram indicator.
'rye' anagrammed gives 'ery'.
'cream'+'ery'='CREAMERY'
'which' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for creamery that I've seen before include "Where dairy products are produced" , "Where dairy products are made" , "dairy business" .)