Blackbeard puts rodent in baked dish (6)
I believe the answer is:
pirate
'blackbeard' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'rodent in baked dish' is the wordplay.
'rodent' becomes 'rat' (rat is a kind of rodent).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'baked dish' becomes 'pie' (I've seen this in another clue).
'rat' inserted into 'pie' is 'PIRATE'.
'puts' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for pirate that I've seen before include "Publish without permission" , "Sea-robber" , "Corsair" , "Rat pie (anag)" , "Appropriate stuff" .)