Food from the East (4)

I believe the answer is:

eats

'food' is the definition.
(eats is a kind of food)

'from the east' is the wordplay.
'from' is an anagram indicator (from the letters).
'east' anagrammed gives 'EATS'.

(Other definitions for eats that I've seen before include "Tuck" , "what is on the Christmas menu" , "Victuals" , "(Consumes) food" , "Grazes perhaps" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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