Tops some wasabi starters for consumers (8)
I believe the answer is:
sweaters
'tops' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?
'some wasabi starters for consumers' is the wordplay.
'starters' suggests taking the first letters.
'for' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'consumers' becomes 'eaters' (eater is a kind of consumer**).
The first letters of 'some wasabi' is 'sw'.
'sw'+'eaters'='SWEATERS'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for sweaters that I've seen before include "Jerseys, pullovers" , "Knitted upper garments" , "Jumpers or pullovers - make you perspire" .)