Lighten up perhaps and take the figs out of digestif (4)
I believe the answer is:
diet
'out of digestif' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both acts as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I can't see?
I cannot understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for diet that I've seen before include "See 19" , "Food - parliament" , "A disciplined food regime" , "Weight-loss plan" , "Food and drink regularly consumed" .)