Would local eat a form of what one might apportion? (8)
I believe the answer is:
allocate
'apportion?' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'would local eat a form of what one might' is the wordplay.
'local eat' can be anagrammed to 'ALLOCATE'.
Though, I am unsure how this is indicated.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for allocate that I've seen before include "Assign for a purpose" , "Make assignments" , "Apportion or distribute" , "Assign (resources)" , "Assign, distribute" .)