Small veal cooked for addict (5)
I believe the answer is:
slave
'addict' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'small veal cooked' is the wordplay.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'cooked' indicates an anagram (letters cooked into a new form).
'veal' is an anagram of 'lave'.
's'+'lave'='SLAVE'
'for' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for slave that I've seen before include "Person who is owned by someone" , "Bondsman, thrall" , "One bound to serve" , "Person owned by another" , "Drudge" .)