Meatballs without best type of meat from The Andes? (5)
I believe the answer is:
llama
'meat from the andes?' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how one could define the other.
'meatballs without best type' is the wordplay.
'without' suggests deleting specific letters.
'type' indicates anagramming the letters.
'meatballs' with 'best' removed is 'maall'.
'maall' anagrammed gives 'LLAMA'.
'of' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for llama that I've seen before include "South American pack animal" , "Alpaca" , "Wool producer" , "Camel-like animal" , "Pack animal, native to the Andes" .)