Cured pig meat (5)
I believe the answer is:
bacon
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">cured pig meat</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for bacon that I've seen before include "Bring home the ....., achieve success" , "early scientist" , "famous artist" , "friar" , "Pig meat N essayist" .)