About to peer around for some food (5)
I believe the answer is:
crepe
'some food' is the definition.
(crepe is a kind of food)
'about to peer around' is the wordplay.
'about' becomes 'c' (abbreviation for 'circa').
'to' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'around' is an anagram indicator.
'peer' with letters rearranged gives 'repe'.
'c'+'repe'='CREPE'
'for' is the link.
(Other definitions for crepe that I've seen before include "Flat French food" , "White fat" , "Light fabric; pancake" , "Crinkly material" , "Pancake - type of paper" .)