Cuts doctor's food (11)
I believe the answer is:
lacerations
'cuts' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both acts as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?
'doctor's food' is the wordplay.
'doctor' becomes 'lace' (doctor can mean to lace food or drink).
'food' becomes 'rations' (rations is a kind of food).
'lace'+'rations'='LACERATIONS'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for lacerations that I've seen is " Deep cuts or tears in the flesh".)