Dad’s shot at cooking? (6)
I believe the answer is:
pastry
'cooking?' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both things that one consumes for nourishment as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I can't see?
'dad's shot' is the wordplay.
'dad's' becomes 'pas' ('pa' can be a synonym of 'dad').
'shot' becomes 'try' (I've seen this in other clues).
'pas'+'try'='PASTRY'
'at' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for pastry that I've seen before include "Cooked dough" , "Dough of flour, water and shortening" , "See 7 Down" , "Kind of baked food" , "Dough used in pie-cases" .)