Brave men, men consuming eggs (6)
I believe the answer is:
heroes
'brave men' is the definition.
'men consuming eggs' is the wordplay.
'men' becomes 'hes' (I've seen this in another clue).
'consuming' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'eggs' becomes 'roe' (fish eggs).
'hes' going around 'roe' is 'HEROES'.
(Other definitions for heroes that I've seen before include "Principal characters in fiction" , "Very brave men" , "Record sung by 14 [BOWIE]" , "They show exceptional courage" , "Brave people" .)