Crossword Genius

Some food in iron pot ruined (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

portion

I'm a little stuck... Click here to teach me more about this clue!

'some food' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both things that one consumes for nourishment as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I don't see?

'iron pot ruined' is the wordplay.
'ruined' is an anagram indicator.
'iron'+'pot'='ironpot'
'ironpot' with letters rearranged gives 'PORTION'.

'in' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for portion that I've seen before include "Part of a whole" , "Piece of a whole" , "Segment" , "A lot of" , "allotment" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
Want a hint initially instead of a full solution? Install my app