First course of a meal (7)
I believe the answer is:
starter
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">first course of a meal</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for starter that I've seen before include "One giving signal to begin race" , "First course for beginner" , "cooking served first?" , "Hors d'oeuvre" , "First course of meal" .)