Where comrades could eat with me and the saints (4)
I believe the answer is:
mess
'where comrades could eat' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't see how one could define the other.
'me and the saints' is the wordplay.
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'the saints' becomes 'ss' (an abbreviation for saint written twice).
'me'+'ss'='MESS'
'with' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for mess that I've seen before include "hash" , "Canteen - chaos" , "Where men might eat" , "Military dining room" , "Clutter" .)