Fish from can to cook, recently gutted (4,4)
I believe the answer is:
john dory
'fish' is the definition.
(John dory is an example)
'can to cook recently gutted' is the wordplay.
'can' becomes 'john' (slang for toilet).
'to cook' becomes 'do' (I've seen this in other clues).
'gutted' suggests removing the centre (to gut something is to remove its insides).
'recently' with its centre removed is 'ry'.
'john'+'do'+'ry'='JOHN DORY'
'from' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for john dory that I've seen before include "European fish with large jaws" , "Zeus" , "Edible fish" , "a catch!" , "Tasty flatfish with black spot on sides" .)