Consumes eggs and tasty scones for starters (4)
I believe the answer is:
eats
'consumes' is the definition.
(eating is a kind of consuming)
'eggs and tasty scones for starters' is the wordplay.
'for starters' indicates taking the first letters.
The initial letters of 'eggs and tasty scones' is 'EATS'.
(Other definitions for eats that I've seen before include "Chews" , "Grazes perhaps" , "Swallows food" , "fare" , "snacks" .)