Produces coin-shaped confectionery? (5)
I believe the answer is:
mints
'produces' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both things that one consumes for nourishment as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I don't see?
'coin-shaped confectionery?' is the wordplay.
'coin' becomes 'mint' (synonyms).
'shaped confectionery?' becomes 's' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'mint'+'s'='MINTS'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for mints that I've seen before include "Pennyroyals" , "produces coinage" , "Plants including the pennyroyal" .)