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' is an insertion indicator.
'eggs' becomes 'roe' (fish eggs).
'hes' placed 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" .)