Cooked crab I ate, the source of digestive problems? (8)
I believe the answer is:
bacteria
'source of digestive problems?' is the definition.
'bacteria' can be an answer for 'source' (I have seen 'source of disease' mean 'bacteria' so perhaps 'source' could also mean 'bacteria'). I am unsure of the 'of digestive problems?' bit.
'cooked crab i ate' is the wordplay.
'cooked' indicates an anagram (letters cooked into a new form).
'crab'+'i'+'ate'='crabiate'
'crabiate' is an anagram of 'BACTERIA'.
'the' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for bacteria that I've seen before include "Single-cell organisms, can be good or bad for you" , "The organisms are in bait race, strangely" , "Causes of many diseases" , "Microscopic organisms, good and bad" , "Microscopic organisms, can carry disease" .)