Remove material from last bit of meal for one (5)
I believe the answer is:
leach
'remove material' is the definition.
'leach' can be an answer for 'remove' (leaching is a kind of removing). I am unsure of the 'material' bit.
'last bit of meal for one' is the wordplay.
'last bit of' suggests the final letters.
'for one' becomes 'each' (eg something may be one pound each or for one).
The last letter of 'meal' is 'l'.
'l'+'each'='LEACH'
'from' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for leach that I've seen before include "Filtrate" , "Make liquid percolate through a solid" , "Percolate through soil or ore" , "Drain away through percolating liquid" , "Drain away by percolation" .)