Meals supplied to sailors on the coast? (8)
I believe the answer is:
seaboard
'the coast?' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'meals supplied to sailors' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'meals' could be 'board' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'board' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'sea' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'on' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for seaboard that I've seen before include "The coast or its outline" , "The coastline" , "Coastal region" , "coastal area" .)