Produces coin-shaped confectionery? (5)
I believe the answer is:
mints
'produces' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both things that one consumes for nourishment as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
'coin-shaped confectionery?' is the wordplay.
'coin' becomes 'mint' (synonyms).
'shaped confectionery?' becomes 's' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'mint'+'s'='MINTS'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for mints that I've seen before include "Pennyroyals" , "produces coinage" , "Plants including the pennyroyal" .)