British payment returned for meat (4)
I believe the answer is:
beef
'for meat' is the definition.
(beef is a kind of meat)
'british payment returned' is the wordplay.
'british' becomes 'b' (abbreviation e.g. in 'BBC').
'payment' becomes 'fee' (I've seen this before).
'returned' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'fee' written backwards gives 'eef'.
'b'+'eef'='BEEF'
(Other definitions for beef that I've seen before include "Complaint; muscle" , "Muscle; meat; grievance" , "Bovine flesh" , "gripe" , "nickname of US State" .)