Given a meal, returned completed and safe from any attack (8)
I believe the answer is:
defended
'safe from any attack' is the definition.
'defended' can be an answer for 'safe' (thesaurus). I'm not sure about the 'from any attack' bit.
'given a meal returned completed' is the wordplay.
'given a meal' becomes 'fed' (to feed someone is to give them a meal).
'returned' is a reversal indicator.
'completed' becomes 'ended' (synonyms).
'fed' reversed gives 'def'.
'def'+'ended'='DEFENDED'
'and' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for defended that I've seen before include "Protected from harm" , "Tried to justify" , "Represented the accused in a lawsuit" , "Protected or supported against attack" , "Guarded" .)