Meals cooked in a Massuchusetts seaport (5)
I believe the answer is:
salem
'a massuchusetts seaport' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'meals cooked' is the wordplay.
'cooked' indicates an anagram (letters cooked into a new form).
'meals' is an anagram of 'SALEM'.
'in' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for salem that I've seen before include "New England city, site of 1692 witchcraft trials" , "where possessions were claimed?" , "Scene of witch trials" , "Oregon's capital" , "state capital" .)