Comparatively spicy dish tucked into by this person (7)
I believe the answer is:
saucier
'comparatively spicy' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are comparative adjectives.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'dish tucked into by this person' is the wordplay.
'dish' becomes 'saucer' (synonyms).
'tucked into by' is an insertion indicator.
'this person' becomes 'I' (the person writing).
'saucer' enclosing 'i' is 'SAUCIER'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for saucier that I've seen before include "More cheeky" , "Type of chef" , "Increasingly impertinent" , "ruder" .)