Has he a name for drink and deception? (7)
I believe the answer is:
charlie
'has he a name' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
'drink and deception?' is the wordplay.
'drink' becomes 'char' (I've seen this before).
'and' says to put letters next to each other.
'deception?' becomes 'lie' (I've seen this in another clue).
'char'+'lie'='CHARLIE'
'for' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for charlie that I've seen before include "-- Chaplin" , "Code word < for silly fellow" , "Fool - drug (slang)" , "Chaplinesque man" , "Fool; man's name" .)