Tea eagerly ordered round middle of afternoon (4,4)
I believe the answer is:
earl grey
'tea' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'eagerly ordered round middle of afternoon' is the wordplay.
'ordered' indicates anagramming the letters.
'round' indicates putting letters inside.
'middle of' indicates the central letters.
The middle letter of 'afternoon' is 'r'.
'eagerly' anagrammed gives 'ealgrey'.
'ealgrey' going around 'r' is 'EARL GREY'.
(Other definitions for earl grey that I've seen before include "brew" , "Bergamot-flavoured tea blend" , "leaves a lot to be desired?" , "leaves much to be desired?" , "A type of China tea flavoured with bergamot" .)