Dog’s breakfast is very much rib chops essentially (7)
I believe the answer is:
farrago
'dog's breakfast' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how one could define the other.
'very much rib chops essentially' is the wordplay.
'very much' becomes 'far' (I've seen this before).
'rib' becomes 'rag' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'essentially' says to take the centre.
The central letter of 'chops' is 'o'.
'far'+'rag'+'o'='FARRAGO'
'is' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for farrago that I've seen before include "Confusion" , "disorganised affair" , "Mish-mash" , "Mix" , "confused situation" .)