Put off about tin drinks container (8)
I believe the answer is:
decanter
'drinks container' is the definition.
'put off about tin' is the wordplay.
'put off' becomes 'deter' (both can mean to discourage).
'about' indicates putting letters inside.
'tin' becomes 'can' (synonyms).
'deter' placed around 'can' is 'DECANTER'.
(Other definitions for decanter that I've seen before include "source of drink" , "receptacle for wine" , "quantity of wine?" , "Recanted about glass bottle for wine" , "Ornamental bottle into which wine is poured slowly" .)