Famous cat had fish beside meadow (8)
I believe the answer is:
garfield
'famous cat' is the definition.
'garfield' can be an answer for 'cat' (I've seen this before). I am unsure of the 'famous' bit.
'fish beside meadow' is the wordplay.
'fish' becomes 'gar' (type of gar).
'beside' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (I've seen this in other clues).
'meadow' becomes 'field' (I've seen this in another clue).
'gar'+'field'='GARFIELD'
'had' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for garfield that I've seen before include "A murdered US president" , "Cartoon cat" , "Presidential" , "comic strip" .)