Edam, beer, stew for audience (6)
I believe the answer is:
brewed
'edam beer stew for audience' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'stew for audience' is the wordplay.
'stew' becomes 'brood' (synonyms).
'for audience' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue (how it might sound to an audience).
'brood' is a homophone of 'BREWED'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for brewed that I've seen before include "Fermented" , "like beer!" , "ready to get drunk?" , "Made tea or beer" , "make beer" .)