Being thus fed is childishly simple (5)
I believe the answer is:
spoon
'being' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't see how they can define each other.
I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for spoon that I've seen before include "may create a stir" , "Ancient club" , "feeder" , "SECOND PART OF 15" , "No knife" .)