Here's a meaty word for the boys (5)
I believe the answer is:
halal
'here's' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I don't see?
I don't understand the rest of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for halal that I've seen before include "Describing meat butchered according to Islamic law" , "specially prepared type of meat" , "food legally approved" , "special sort of meat" , "(Meat from animals killed) according to Muslim law" .)