Adapted raclette, friend presented now and then (7)
I believe the answer is:
altered
'adapted' is the definition.
(I know that adapted can be written as altered)
I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for altered that I've seen before include "Changed, modified" , "Change" , "Treadle (anag)" , "Metamorphosed" , "Changed, adapted" .)