Spotted baked dish — no cover on top? (7)
I believe the answer is:
piebald
'cover on top?' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'spotted baked dish no' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'dish' could be 'pie' (I've seen this before) and 'pie' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'bald' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for piebald that I've seen before include "Marked in two different colours, especially black and white" , "Motley" , "(Of horse) black and white in patches" , "Two-toned" , "Bicoloured" .)