Drunk getting up thanks stateside lawyer bringing food (7)
I believe the answer is:
tostada
'food' is the definition.
(tostada is a kind of food)
'drunk getting up thanks stateside lawyer' is the wordplay.
'drunk' becomes 'sot' (synonyms).
'getting up' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'thanks' becomes 'ta' (UK informal version of 'thank you').
'stateside lawyer' becomes 'da' (short for district attorney, type of US lawyer).
'sot' written backwards gives 'tos'.
'tos'+'ta'+'da'='TOSTADA'
'bringing' is the link.
(Other definitions for tostada that I've seen before include "Mexican food" , "spicy food" , "Mexican topped pancake" , "Crisp 15 down" .)