One of those on ship without company has some starter of rare seafood (8)
I believe the answer is:
abalones
'seafood' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'one of those on ship without company has some starter of rare' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'one' could be 'a' and 'a' is found within the answer.
'of' could be 'o' and 'o' is present in the answer.
'some' could be 'a' and 'a' is found within the answer.
'starter' could be 'l' and 'l' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for abalones that I've seen before include "seafood" , "Moluscs with ear-shaped shells, pearly interiors" , "Abo leans out to get shells lined with mother-of-pearl" , "Edible molluscs" , "Shellfish" .)