Roast cut by ladies, perhaps, and a cake (7)
I believe the answer is:
baklava
'and a cake' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'roast cut by ladies' is the wordplay.
'roast' becomes 'bake' (I've seen this in another clue).
'cut' means to remove the last letter.
'by ladies' becomes 'lava' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'bake' with its last letter removed is 'bak'.
'bak'+'lava'='BAKLAVA'
'perhaps' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for baklava that I've seen before include "Middle Eastern dessert of filo pastry, honey and chopped nuts" , "Rich Middle Eastern cake with nuts and honey" , "Sweet thing" , "Turkish delight?" , "Pastry filled with nuts and honey" .)