Some time in the past, padre blessed breadbasket (6-3,6)
I believe the answer is:
middle-age spread
'blessed breadbasket' is the definition.
'middle-age spread' can be an answer for 'breadbasket' (both can informally mean the stomach). I'm not sure about the 'blessed' bit.
'some time in the past padre' is the wordplay.
'some time in the past' becomes 'middleages' (I've seen this before).
'padre' becomes 'pread' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'middleages'+'pread'='MIDDLE-AGE SPREAD'
(Other definitions for middle-age spread that I've seen before include "Weight gain in later life" , "Pot" , "Weight problem for those growing older" .)