State figure interrupting meals (5)
I believe the answer is:
texas
'state' is the definition.
(I know that Texas is a state)
'figure interrupting meals' is the wordplay.
'figure' becomes 'x' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'interrupting' is an insertion indicator.
'meals' becomes 'teas' (tea is a kind of meal).
'x' inserted into 'teas' is 'TEXAS'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for texas that I've seen before include "Lone-Star state" , "Second-largest US state by area" , "American state, capital Austin" , "State of USA" , "Breed of cattle -- non-Goths relax (anag)" .)