Ordered diet containing a couple of nuts at first? Mean! (6)
I believe the answer is:
intend
'mean' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'ordered diet containing a couple of nuts at first?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'at' could be 'in' and 'in' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'tend' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for intend that I've seen before include "Tinned (anag.)" , "Plan, propose" , "Mean (to do something)" , "Signify" , "Purport" .)