Nips of liquor that ought to stimulate initially (4)
I believe the answer is:
tots
'nips of liquor' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I don't see?
'that ought to stimulate initially' is the wordplay.
'initially' says to take the initial letters.
The initial letters of 'that ought to stimulate' is 'TOTS'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for tots that I've seen before include "Little drinks" , "Sailors' drams" , "Adds up like small children" , "Adds up for the youngsters" , "Finds the sum" .)