Fried food is only consumed in reality show initially (8)
I believe the answer is:
rissoles
'fried food is only consumed in reality show initially' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'is only consumed in reality show initially' is the wordplay.
'only' becomes 'sole' (synonyms).
'consumed in' is an insertion indicator.
'initially' says to take the initial letters.
The first letters of 'reality show' is 'rs'.
'is'+'sole'='issole'
'issole' put within 'rs' is 'RISSOLES'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for rissoles that I've seen before include "Minced meat or fish cakes" , "Dish" , "Fried meat or fish" .)