Where alleged witches cooked meals (5)
I believe the answer is:
salem
'where alleged witches' is the definition.
The answer is a location as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.
'cooked meals' is the wordplay.
'cooked' is an anagram indicator (letters cooked into a new form).
'meals' is an anagram of 'SALEM'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for salem that I've seen before include "Capital of Oregon, USA" , "Scene of witch trials" , "state capital" , "Place with allegedly wicked females" , "Witch trial site (Mass.)" .)