Getting hold of recipe, magistrate fixed a meal (9)
I believe the answer is:
breakfast
'a meal' is the definition.
(breakfast is a kind of meal)
'getting hold of recipe magistrate fixed' is the wordplay.
'getting hold of' indicates putting letters inside.
'recipe' becomes 'r' (abbreviation).
'magistrate' becomes 'beak' (informal term).
'fixed' becomes 'fast' (synonyms).
'r' placed within 'beak' is 'break'.
'break'+'fast'='BREAKFAST'
(Other definitions for breakfast that I've seen before include "beginning to day" , "One could be first on the table" , "croissants?" , "First meal of the day" , "Fat bakers having a meal" .)