Marquis de Sade obviously enjoyed this offering from the boulangerie (4)
I believe the answer is:
pain
'marquis de sade obviously enjoyed this' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
'from the boulangerie' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'from' could be 'in' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'in' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'pa' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'offering' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for pain that I've seen before include "Annoying person" , "Symptom of hurt or disorder" , "Sensation of hurt" , "can cause discomfort" , "Tiresome figure" .)