Suspicion of scam associated with starter to meal (7)
I believe the answer is:
soupcon
'suspicion' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'scam associated with starter to meal' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'scam' could be 'con' (both can mean a fraudulent scheme) and 'con' is present in the answer.
'starter' could be 'soup' (I've seen this before) and 'soup' is found in the answer.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'of' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for soupcon that I've seen before include "Tiny quantity" , "A very small quantity, from French" , "Smidgen" , "Hint" , "A vary small quantity, just a trace - from France" .)