Leaves lover from El Salvador (5)
I believe the answer is:
salad
'leaves' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are nouns, they are not in the same form of the noun.
'lover from el salvador' is the wordplay.
'from' indicates named letters should be taken away.
'el'+'salvador'='elsalvador'
'elsalvador' with 'lover' taken away is 'SALAD'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for salad that I've seen before include "Cold dish of veg and herbs" , "Raw vegetables, etc" , "A cold meal with lots of lettuce" , "Mainly raw cold dish" , "Healthy dish" .)