Gets soda and lime, bizarrely, but forgets food, every so often, while getting messages (6)
I believe the answer is:
emails
'messages' is the definition.
(emails are electronic messages)
'gets soda and lime bizarrely but forgets food every so often while' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'food' could be 'ail' (ail is a kind of food) and 'ail' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'ems' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'getting' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for emails that I've seen before include "Computer communications" , "Electronic messages" , "Electronic communications" .)