Action on course, fried food ready to eat? (4,4)
I believe the answer is:
chip shot
'ready to eat?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'action on course fried food' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'action' could be 'shot' (shot is a kind of action) and 'shot' is found within the answer.
'food' could be 'chip' (chip is a kind of food) and 'chip' is located in the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for chip shot that I've seen before include "a hit, of course" , "what one may make with wood" , "It may be used to escape hazard" , "Short high golf stroke" , "that may follow a drive?" .)