Like wren given food, eating at this place (9)
I believe the answer is:
feathered
'like wren' is the definition.
The definition and answer are not the same part of speech.
'given food eating at this place' is the wordplay.
'given food' becomes 'fed' (I've seen this before).
'eating' is an insertion indicator.
'this place' becomes 'here' (here in this location).
'at'+'here'='athere'
'fed' enclosing 'athere' is 'FEATHERED'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for feathered that I've seen before include "Like bird" , "head of dodo, thus?" , "Birds are described as fine . . . . . . . . . friends" , "like a tumbler?" .)