Naughty child initially ignores seafood (6)
I believe the answer is:
scampi
'seafood' is the definition.
(type of seafood)
'naughty child initially ignores' is the wordplay.
'naughty child' becomes 'scamp' (scamp is a kind of child. I am not sure about the 'naughty' bit.).
'initially' suggests taking the first letters.
The first letter of 'ignores' is 'i'.
'scamp'+'i'='SCAMPI'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for scampi that I've seen before include "Dish of cooked shrimps or prawns" , "Breaded prawns" , "Cooked Norway lobsters" , "Prawn dish" , "Crumbed prawns" .)