The meat, stuff back in the basket (6)
I believe the answer is:
hamper
'basket' is the definition.
(eg food hamper)
'the meat stuff back' is the wordplay.
'the meat' becomes 'ham' (ham is a kind of meat).
'stuff' becomes 'rep' (I've seen this before).
'back' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'rep' backwards is 'per'.
'ham'+'per'='HAMPER'
'in the' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for hamper that I've seen before include "Hinder; basket" , "cramp" , "Stand in the way of the food basket" , "Impede the movement" , "Impede with picnic basket?" .)