Dash for the takeaway (5)
I believe the answer is:
minus
'takeaway' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I can't see?
I don't understand the rest of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for minus that I've seen before include "'Take away' sign" , "(Of temperature) below zero" , "Negative arithmetic operation" , "Reduced by the subtraction of - thus?" , "Disadvantage" .)