Consume in quite a trance (3)
I believe the answer is:
eat
'consume' is the definition.
(eating is a kind of consuming)
'in quite a trance' is the wordplay.
'in' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'EAT' is hidden in the letters of 'quite a trance'.
(Other definitions for eat that I've seen before include "Consume for tea" , "Use a knife and fork" , "Bite, chew and swallow" , "get stuck in" , "Bit, chew and swallow" .)