Refuse to eat from a plate? (5)
I believe the answer is:
offal
'refuse' is the definition.
(I've seen this in other clues)
'from a plate?' is the wordplay.
'from' becomes 'off' (I've seen this in other clues).
'plate?' becomes 'l' (from the L-plate that Learner drivers use).
'off'+'a'+'l'='OFFAL'
'to eat' acts as a link.
This may not be right. Some or all of it may be part of another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for offal that I've seen before include "Worthless parts of animal carcass" , "Entrails used as food" , "Butcher's stock" , "Refuse - guts" , "Internal organs and entrails as food" .)