A dish put away empty (5)
I believe the answer is:
satay
'a dish' is the definition.
(I have seen 'Indonesian dish ' mean 'satay' so perhaps 'dish' could also mean 'satay')
'put away empty' is the wordplay.
'put' becomes 'sat' (both can mean positioned or placed).
'empty' suggests removing the centre.
'away' with its middle removed is 'ay'.
'sat'+'ay'='SATAY'
(Other definitions for satay that I've seen before include "Indonesian dish, skewered meat and sauce" , "foreign dish" , "spicy sort of meat" , "Malaysian or Indonesian dish of grilled food with peanut sauce" , "something to eat" .)