Some animal assessed after a turn -- it has been cured! (6)
I believe the answer is:
salami
'it has been cured' is the definition.
(cured meat)
'some animal assessed after a turn' is the wordplay.
'some' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue (some of the parts of the word are used).
'a turn' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'imalas' is hidden within 'animal assessed after'.
'imalas' in reverse letter order is 'SALAMI'.
(Other definitions for salami that I've seen before include "Italian garlic sausage" , "Strongly flavoured Italian sausage" , "A highly seasoned type of sausage" , "Hooked" , "Sausage served sliced" .)