Above all, it contains meat (4)
I believe the answer is:
veal
'meat' is the definition.
(I know that veal is a type of meat)
'above all it contains' is the wordplay.
'contains' indicates a hidden word.
'VEAL' can be found hidden inside 'above all it'.
(Other definitions for veal that I've seen before include "cuisine" , "Calf's flesh as food" , "what the meat course may be" , "Calves' flesh as food" , "Type of meat" .)