Pause quickly for food (9)
I believe the answer is:
breakfast
'food' is the definition.
(I know that breakfast is a type of food)
'pause quickly' is the wordplay.
'pause' becomes 'break' (break is a kind of pause).
'quickly' becomes 'fast' (synonyms).
'break'+'fast'='BREAKFAST'
'for' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for breakfast that I've seen before include "See 5" , "beginning to day" , "Fat bakers having a meal" , "something to eat" , "Eat in the morning" .)