Instructed, we hear, to get sweet cake (5)
I believe the answer is:
torte
'sweet cake' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'instructed we hear to' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'to' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'rte' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'get' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for torte that I've seen before include "Rich (Austrian) cake or pastry" , "(Austrian) cake with cream and fruit or nuts" , "Rich sweet cake" , "1d [PASTRY]" , "Rich food" .)