Sharp dip made from chopped endives with nothing in (8)
I believe the answer is:
nosedive
'sharp dip' is the definition.
(sharp dip made by an aircraft)
'from chopped endives with nothing in' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'from' could be 'o' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'o' is present in the answer.
an anagram of 'endives' is 'nsedive' which is within the remaining letters.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'made' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for nosedive that I've seen before include "fall precipitately" , "steep fall" , "Dramatic fall" , "sudden drop" , "(Make a) steep downward plunge" .)