Philosopher cured meat (5)
I believe the answer is:
bacon
This clue is a double definition.
'philosopher' is the first definition.
(Bacon is an example)
'cured meat' is the second definition.
(I've seen this before)
(Other definitions for bacon that I've seen before include "Author" , "Cured meat from pig" , "Cured pig-meat" , "Thin slices of pig" , "modern artist" .)