Maybe roll cook tries after something on a plate (8)
I believe the answer is:
register
'maybe roll' is the definition.
'register' can be an answer for 'roll' (I've seen this before). I am unsure of the 'maybe' bit.
'cook tries after something on a plate' is the wordplay.
'cook' is an anagram indicator.
'after' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'something on a plate' becomes 'reg' (as in a reg plate - a vehicle's registration plate).
'tries' is an anagram of 'ister'.
'ister' put after 'reg' is 'REGISTER'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for register that I've seen before include "Record book" , "New arrival at hotel will" , "Read" , "Enrol, to vote perhaps" , "File, record" .)