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A good meal for father among the others (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

repast

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'a good meal' is the definition.
'repast' can be an answer for 'meal' (synonyms). I'm not sure about the 'a good' bit.

'father among the others' is the wordplay.
'father' becomes 'pa' (pa can mean dad or father).
'among' is an insertion indicator.
'the others' becomes 'rest' (I've seen this before).
'pa' inserted into 'rest' is 'REPAST'.

'for' is the link.

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

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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