Maize dished up with a smile out East (7)
I believe the answer is:
mealies
'maize dished' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'up with a smile out east' is the wordplay.
'up' is an anagram indicator (letters get chucked up).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'out' indicates putting letters inside.
'east' becomes 'e' (abbreviation).
'a' put next to 'smile' is 'asmile'.
'asmile' is an anagram of 'mealis'.
'mealis' going around 'e' is 'MEALIES'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for mealies that I've seen is " Same lie can produce maize".)