Zero meat (4)
I believe the answer is:
duck
I believe this clue is a double definition.
'zero' is the first definition.
(duck means zero in cricket)
'meat' is the second definition.
(duck is a kind of meat)
(Other definitions for duck that I've seen before include "Quacker?" , "Avoid (tricky question)" , "Score of nought in cricket" , "sails material" , "Zero score; avoid" .)