Food, produce of charcuterie unopened (4)
I believe the answer is:
eats
'food produce' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both things that one consumes for nourishment as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'charcuterie unopened' is the wordplay.
'charcuterie' becomes 'meats' (I've seen this in another clue).
'unopened' means to remove the first letter.
'meats' with its first letter taken away is 'EATS'.
'of' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for eats that I've seen before include "Seat (anag.)" , "Food (slang)" , "Comestibles" , "corrodes" , "meal" .)