Scandinavian article in plate (6)
I believe the answer is:
danish
'scandinavian' is the definition.
(Danish is an example)
'article in plate' is the wordplay.
'article' becomes 'an' (indefinite article).
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'plate' becomes 'dish' (I've seen this before).
'an' inserted within 'dish' is 'DANISH'.
(Other definitions for danish that I've seen before include "accompaniment to coffee" , "Word linking blue and pastry" , "Relating to one from Copenhagen, say" , "Dash in to the mysterious nationality" , "Type of pastry cake" .)