As eaten by a sailor to finish breakfast? (4)
I believe the answer is:
tart
'as eaten' is the definition.
The answer and definition are different parts of speech. However, adjectives and past participle verbs occasionally mean the same thing.
'by a sailor to finish breakfast?' is the wordplay.
'by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'a sailor' becomes 'tar' (tar can mean a sailor).
'to finish' suggests the final letters.
The last letter of 'breakfast' is 't'.
'tar' put next to 't' is 'TART'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for tart that I've seen before include "Acidic - sweet pastry" , "Sharp; pastry" , "Somewhat sour like flat cake" , "Flan; acidic" , "A bit sour like open cake" .)