The spirit with which a snap may be taken (6)
I believe the answer is:
brandy
'the spirit' is the definition.
(alcoholic spirit)
'with which a snap may be taken' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'with' could be 'and' and 'and' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for brandy that I've seen before include "Strong liquor" , "Cognac, calvados, armagnac etc" , "Alcoholic drink" , "Liquor distilled from wine" , "Of a legal entity acting as an individual" .)