King Alfred's spoils? (5)
I believe the answer is:
cakes
'spoils?' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are verbs in their -s form, I can't see how one could define the other.
I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for cakes that I've seen before include "Savoury food" , "Tasty food" , "Covers in e.g. mud" , "goes hard" , "Pastries" .)