Not a way for waiter to produce dish of meat (4)
I believe the answer is:
stew
'dish of meat' is the definition.
(stews often contain meat)
'not a way for waiter' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'way' could be 'st' (abbreviation for street) and 'st' is present in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'to produce' is the link.
(Other definitions for stew that I've seen before include "Worried agitation" , "remain anxious" , "Cook by simmering slowly" , "Meat and veg dish" , "Fret" .)