Ill โ will he swallow one capsule to begin with? (6)
I believe the answer is:
malice
'ill will' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'he swallow one capsule to begin with?' is the wordplay.
'he' becomes 'male' (I've seen this in other clues).
'swallow' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'to begin with?' indicates taking the first letters (I've seen 'begin with' mean this).
The initial letter of 'capsule' is 'c'.
'i'+'c'='ic'
'male' enclosing 'ic' is 'MALICE'.
(Other definitions for malice that I've seen before include "'Ill-will, spite (6)'" , "Wrongful intention" , "evil intent" , "Ill will, a desire to harm others" , "Spiteful, animosity, sometimes a forethought" .)