Bring ice cream to proper condition? (4,4,5)
I believe the answer is:
lick into shape
'bring ice cream' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot judge whether this works.
'to proper condition?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'to' is present in the answer.
'condition?' could be 'shape' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'shape' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for lick into shape that I've seen before include "Put into a satisfactory form" , "fashion" , "Make presentable" , "Train into proper condition" , "Act forcefully to improve (something)" .)