Where holidaymakers could get food around mid-afternoon (5)
I believe the answer is:
piers
'where holidaymakers could' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun but the answer is a plural noun.
'food around mid-afternoon' is the wordplay.
'food' becomes 'pies' (pies are a type of food).
'around' is an insertion indicator.
'mid' indicates the central letters (mid- can mean the middle of something).
The central letter of 'afternoon' is 'r'.
'pies' going around 'r' is 'PIERS'.
'get' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for piers that I've seen before include "Supports for bridge spans" , "Landing stages" , "Old ploughman" , "Jetties" .)