Cook a kind of beef bone in various ways (4)
I believe the answer is:
stew
'cook a kind of beef' is the definition.
'stew' can be an answer for 'cook' (stewing is a kind of cooking). I'm not sure about the 'a kind of beef' bit.
'bone in various ways' is the wordplay.
'bone' becomes 't' (as in a T-bone steak).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'various ways' becomes 'sew' (compass directions).
't' put inside 'sew' is 'STEW'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for stew that I've seen before include "Slow-cooked dish of meat and vegetables" , "Large watercourse" , "Agitation caused by worry" , "Boil slowly" , "are nervous" .)