See dons get free cut of meat (8)
I believe the answer is:
escalope
'cut of meat' is the definition.
(escalope is a kind of cut of meat)
'see dons get free' is the wordplay.
'see' becomes 'lo' (archaic word meaning 'look!').
'dons' means one lot of letters goes inside another (don means to wear or put on).
'get free' becomes 'escape' (I've seen this before).
'lo' inserted into 'escape' is 'ESCALOPE'.
(Other definitions for escalope that I've seen before include "Thin slice of boneless meat" , "what might feature in the catering" , "Thin piece of meat" , "Cut of meat" , "Thin slice of boneless veal" .)