Meaty cuts of wood installed in ship (6)
I believe the answer is:
steaks
'meaty cuts' is the definition.
(a steak is a cut of meat)
'wood installed in ship' is the wordplay.
'wood' becomes 'teak' (type of timber).
'installed in' indicates putting letters inside.
'ship' becomes 'SS' (prefix in ship names eg SS Great Britain).
'teak' going within 'ss' is 'STEAKS'.
'of' is the link.
(Other definitions for steaks that I've seen before include "Cuts of meat" , "They can be round, T-bone or fillet" .)