Meat takes working (5)
I believe the answer is:
steak
'meat' is the definition.
(steak is a kind of meat)
'takes working' is the wordplay.
'working' is an anagram indicator.
'takes' with letters rearranged gives 'STEAK'.
(Other definitions for steak that I've seen before include "Fleshy piece of meat" , "Takes (anag.)" , "Meat (rare, medium or well done?)" , "Good beef" , "Portion of meat" .)