Every now and then skeptic visits outlet to get meat dish (4,3)
I believe the answer is:
pork pie
'every now and then skeptic visits outlet' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'get meat dish' is the wordplay.
'get' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'meat' becomes 'pork' (pork is a kind of meat).
'dish' becomes 'pie' (I've seen this before).
'pork' next to 'pie' is 'PORK-PIE'.
'to' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for pork pie that I've seen before include "that can be eaten!" , "A fib, some say" , "Hat - lie - snack" , "Meat product" , "Lie (rhyming slang)" .)