Cook a chop differently (5)
I believe the answer is:
poach
'cook' is the definition.
(I know that poach is a more specific form of cook)
'a chop differently' is the wordplay.
'differently' indicates an anagram.
'a'+'chop'='achop'
'achop' is an anagram of 'POACH'.
(Other definitions for poach that I've seen before include "Cook in a simmering liquid" , "Cook in boiling liquid - steal game" , "Track down" , "Take game illegally from land or water" , "Appropriate" .)