One giving honey, following meat (4)
I believe the answer is:
beef
'meat' is the definition.
(beef is a kind of meat)
'one giving honey following' is the wordplay.
'one giving honey' becomes 'bee' (bees produce honey).
'following' becomes 'f.' (used when citing page numbers etc).
'bee'+'f'='BEEF'
(Other definitions for beef that I've seen before include "nickname of US State" , "Muscle; meat; grievance" , "Brawn; complaint" , "Strength - grievance" , "Brawn; grumble" .)