Locals indicate old Mr Drew following head chef with big pot (8)
I believe the answer is:
cauldron
'pot' is the definition.
(cauldron is a kind of pot)
'locals indicate old mr drew following head chef with big' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'old' could be 'auld' (similar in meaning) and 'auld' is located in the answer.
'mr' could be 'ron' (short for Ronald) and 'ron' is found within the answer.
A single letter 'c' remains which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for cauldron that I've seen before include "Place that's seething" , "Large kettle" , "Witches' vessel" , "Very large pot used for boiling" , "Witch's brewing pot" .)