Man has last of scampi cooked (5)
I believe the answer is:
fried
'cooked' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)
'man has last of scampi' is the wordplay.
'man' becomes 'ed' (short for Edward).
'has' says to put letters next to each other.
'last of scampi' becomes 'fri' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'ed' after 'fri' is 'FRIED'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for fried that I've seen before include "Cooked in fat" , "Such as cooking chips" , "Cooked in oil" , "Cooked on a hot surface" , "Sauteed" .)