South African youngster leaves to eat (5)
I believe the answer is:
salad
'leaves to eat' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'south african youngster' is the wordplay.
'south african' becomes 'SA' (abbreviation).
'youngster' becomes 'lad' (I've seen this before).
'sa'+'lad'='SALAD'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for salad that I've seen before include "Raw vegetables, etc" , "- Days (musical)" , "See 1 ac" , "Cold dish of various vegetables," , "Raw vegetable dish" .)