Early meal (9)
I believe the answer is:
breakfast
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">early meal</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 breakfast that I've seen before include "First meal at Tiffany's" , "food" , "Morning meal" , "croissants?" , "Early meal" .)