Treat the new potatoes to a little butter? (6)
I believe the answer is:
scrape
This clue could be a double definition.
'treat the new potatoes' is the first definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how they can define each other.
'little butter?' is the second definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with contact as well as being verbs in their base form.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I can't see?
'to a' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for scrape that I've seen before include "Use last remaining resource - . . . . . . the barrel" , "Save as much as possible" , "Bark" , "Graze - awkward predicament" , "Awkward situation caused by capers" .)