Male brought in to make a meal (5,3)
I believe the answer is:
cream tea
'meal' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'male brought in to make a' is the wordplay.
'male' becomes 'm' (common abbreviation).
'brought in to' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'make' becomes 'create' (synonyms).
'm' put into 'create' is 'creamte'.
'creamte'+'a'='CREAM TEA'
(Other definitions for cream tea that I've seen before include "Meal with scones and jam" , "tasty treat" , "Supposedly civilised afternoon meal" , "afternoon treat" , "posh food" .)