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Meal just about finished? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

repast

'meal' is the definition.
(repast can mean a meal)

'about finished?' is the wordplay.
'about' becomes 're' ('re' means regarding or about).
'finished?' becomes 'past' (I've seen this in another clue).
're'+'past'='REPAST'

'just' is the link.

(Other definitions for repast that I've seen before include "Something to eat" , "Prates about meal" , "A formal sort of meal" , "lunch?" , "A meal concerning time gone by" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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