Stock fare prepared for working party (4,5)
I believe the answer is:
task force
'working party' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'stock fare prepared' is the wordplay.
'prepared' is an anagram indicator.
'stock'+'fare'='stockfare'
'stockfare' with letters rearranged gives 'TASK-FORCE'.
'for' is the link.
(Other definitions for task force that I've seen before include "Squad for undertaking" , "special unit" , "Special work group" , "Military group" , "working group" .)