Soften chopped meat (4)
I believe the answer is:
tame
'soften' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'chopped meat' is the wordplay.
'chopped' indicates anagramming the letters (letters chopped or smashed up).
'meat' with letters rearranged gives 'TAME'.
(Other definitions for tame that I've seen before include "'Domesticated, docile (4)'" , "Restrained" , "Domesticated - dull" , "Submissive -- pedestrian" , "Domisticated with meat" .)