Pavlova maybe divine nourishment without topping (4)
I believe the answer is:
anna
'pavlova' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'divine nourishment without topping' is the wordplay.
'divine nourishment' becomes 'manna' (I've seen this in another clue).
'without topping' means to remove the first letter (the top letter is removed).
'manna' with its initial letter removed is 'ANNA'.
'maybe' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for anna that I've seen before include "The name's the same,either way" , "-- Wintour, editor" , "- - and the King of 22" , "Unit of length" , "Girl - old Indian coin" .)