Prevented a G-man from starving (3)
I believe the answer is:
fed
'prevented' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with social activities as well as being past participle verbs.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'a g-man from starving' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'man' could be 'ed' (short for Edward) and 'ed' is found in the answer.
A single letter 'f' remains which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for fed that I've seen before include "American cop" , "Given sustenance" , "Given food to eat" , "US agent" , "Nourished" .)