Cook and carve meats (5)
I believe the answer is:
steam
'cook' is the definition.
(steaming is a kind of cooking)
'carve meats' is the wordplay.
'carve' indicates an anagram (I've seen 'carved' mean this).
'meats' is an anagram of 'STEAM'.
'and' is the link.
(Other definitions for steam that I've seen before include "letter opener?" , "Sort of water" , "Mates (anag)" , "Hot water suspended in air" , "Water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere" .)