Record about American sailor providing ingredient for pie? (7)
I believe the answer is:
custard
'ingredient for pie?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'record about american sailor' is the wordplay.
'record' becomes 'CD' (compact disc).
'about' indicates putting letters inside.
'american' becomes 'US' (abbreviation for United States).
'sailor' becomes 'tar' (tar can mean a sailor).
'us'+'tar'='ustar'
'cd' going around 'ustar' is 'CUSTARD'.
'providing' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for custard that I've seen before include "-- Pie; -- apple" , "Egg/milk bake" , "Yellow sauce" , "Sweet sauce made with milk and eggs" , "Pudding accompaniment" .)