Something in ready meal maybe rather moreish, about to be removed (8)
I believe the answer is:
additive
'removed' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Maybe you can see a link between them that I can't see?
'something in ready meal maybe rather moreish about' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'something' could be 'it' (both can refer to an object) and 'it' is found within the answer.
'about' could be 'a' (abbreviation in Chambers) and 'a' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'to be' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for additive that I've seen before include "ingredient" , "Substance stirred in to colour or flavour food" , "Something extra in food" , "Such as a colorant or preservative in foodstuffs" , "flavouring perhaps" .)