Little spike, we hear, for cut of meat (6,5)
I believe the answer is:
minute steak
'cut of meat' is the definition.
(minute steak is a kind of cut of meat)
'little spike we hear' is the wordplay.
'little' becomes 'minute' (similar in meaning).
'spike' becomes 'stake' (a wooden spike ).
'we hear' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'stake' is a homophone of 'steak'.
'minute'+'steak'='MINUTE STEAK'
'for' is the link.
(Other definitions for minute steak that I've seen before include "Meat dish" , "fast food?" .)