Selection of panda food will, it's said, confound (9)
I believe the answer is:
bamboozle
'confound' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
I don't understand how the rest of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for bamboozle that I've seen before include "Gull" , "Hoodwink" , "Deceive" , "Stump" , "Mystify, cheat" .)