Chap finds his battered food (4,3,5)
I believe the answer is:
fish and chips
'food' is the definition.
(fish and chips is a kind of food)
'chap finds his battered' is the wordplay.
'battered' is an anagram indicator.
'chap'+'finds'+'his'='chapfindshis'
'chapfindshis' with letters rearranged gives 'FISH AND CHIPS'.
(Other definitions for fish and chips that I've seen before include "Fried dish" , "Food traditionally served in newspaper" , "Traditional British takeaway food" , "Popular British meal" , "Fast food" .)