A snake I see as something savoury (5)
I believe the answer is:
aspic
'something savoury' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'a snake i see' is the wordplay.
'a snake' becomes 'asp' (asp is a kind of snake).
'see' becomes 'C' (the word for the letter, according to Chambers).
'asp'+'i'+'c'='ASPIC'
'as' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for aspic that I've seen before include "Savoury meat or fish jelly" , "garnish" , "Ending of Marlowe's thriller" , "Gelatin product" , "Glaze" .)