Can a pea, cooked, form a cure for all ills? (7)
I believe the answer is:
panacea
'a cure for all ills?' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'can a pea cooked' is the wordplay.
'cooked' indicates anagramming the letters (letters cooked into a new form).
'can'+'a'+'pea'='canapea'
'canapea' is an anagram of 'PANACEA'.
'form' is the link.
This may not be correct. It may belong to another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for panacea that I've seen before include "that's going to help a lot" , "Cure for all things" , "Universal cure" , "comprehensive fix" , "that'll solve everything" .)