At the dining place, each is esculent (7)
I believe the answer is:
eatable
'esculent' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'at the dining place each' is the wordplay.
'at' says to put letters next to each other.
'the dining place' becomes 'table' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'each' becomes 'ea' (abbreviation).
'table' after 'ea' is 'EATABLE'.
'is' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for eatable that I've seen before include "Fit for food" , "Edible" , "OK to swallow" , "May be consumed" , "Digestible" .)