Could be tame, but is eaten (4)
I believe the answer is:
meat
'is eaten' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'could be tame' is the wordplay.
'could be' indicates anagramming the letters.
'tame' is an anagram of 'MEAT'.
'but' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for meat that I've seen before include "The flesh of animals as food" , "Eg, beef or pork" , "Spam, ham, lamb etc" , "Chops, steaks etc" , "Ham, pork, chicken etc" .)