Untidy as an eating place? (5)
I believe the answer is:
messy
'untidy' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'an eating place?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'eating place?' could be 'mess' (I've seen this before) and 'mess' is found in the answer.
A single letter 'y' remains which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'as' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for messy that I've seen before include "Disorganised" , "Untidy, dirty" , "Dirty and disorderly" .)