Noodle meal as bond, picked up to gain flat (3,4)
I believe the answer is:
pad thai
'noodle meal' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot tell whether it can be defined by this definition.
'bond picked up to gain flat' is the wordplay.
'bond' becomes 'tie' (both can mean a connection).
'picked up' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'to' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (I've seen this in other clues).
'gain flat' becomes 'pad' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'tie' sounds like 'thai'.
'thai' put after 'pad' is 'PAD THAI'.
'as' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for pad thai that I've seen before include "Asian dish" , "Asian noodles" .)