Start to pluck goldcrest - an item for the breakfast table? (8)
I believe the answer is:
porridge
'breakfast table?' is the definition.
'porridge' can be an answer for 'breakfast' (porridge might be eaten for breakfast). I'm not sure about the 'table?' bit.
I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for porridge that I've seen before include "Breakfast dish - spell in prison" , "Breakfast of boiled oatmeal and milk" , "Breakfast food - prison term" , "Boiled oatmeal or prison sentence" , "Hot breakfast food" .)