Possibly battered fish gets consumed inside (6)

I believe the answer is:

coated

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'possibly battered fish gets consumed inside' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'battered fish gets consumed inside' is the wordplay.
'battered fish' becomes 'cod' (type of fish. I am not sure about the 'battered' bit.).
'gets' indicates putting letters inside (gets can mean captures or absorbs).
'consumed' becomes 'eaten' (similar in meaning).
'inside' means to look at the middle letters.
The middle letters of 'eaten' are 'ate'.
'cod' enclosing 'ate' is 'COATED'.

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