Pays tribute to person, then grills them (6)
I believe the answer is:
toasts
'pays' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are verbs in their -s form, I don't see how one could define the other.
'tribute to person then grills them' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'to' is present in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for toasts that I've seen before include "Browns proposals of health" , "Raises glass in salute" , "Raises glass in tribute" , "Drinks to the health of" .)