Damage put right in meat (4)
I believe the answer is:
harm
'damage' is the definition.
(I know that damage can be written as harm)
'right in meat' is the wordplay.
'right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'meat' becomes 'ham' (ham is a kind of meat).
'r' placed inside 'ham' is 'HARM'.
'put' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for harm that I've seen before include "Damage, hurt" , "Injure, injury" , "Injure or damage" , "Trials, exams" , "See 13" .)