Louise gutted after poor food's in lunch box (6)
I believe the answer is:
tackle
'lunch box' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'louise gutted after poor food's' is the wordplay.
'gutted' means to remove the middle letters (to gut something is to remove its insides).
'after' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'poor food' becomes 'tack' (I've seen this before).
'louise' with its middle removed is 'le'.
'le' after 'tack' is 'TACKLE'.
'in' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for tackle that I've seen before include "In rugby, intercept opponent running with ball" , "A rugby interception" , "Have a go at (problem)" , "Take on; sports gear" , "Equipment; intercept" .)