Work with puppet, perhaps, getting lump of food? (6)
I believe the answer is:
dollop
'lump of food?' is the definition.
'work with puppet perhaps' is the wordplay.
'work' becomes 'op' (abbreviation for opus).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'puppet perhaps' becomes 'doll' (puppet is a kind of doll).
'op' after 'doll' is 'DOLLOP'.
'getting' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for dollop that I've seen before include "Large piece" , "Inelegant helping (of)" , "serving food, perhaps" , "great lump" , "Semisolid lump" .)