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A little food taken at the beach (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dip

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'a little food' is the definition.
'dip' can be an answer for 'food' (dip is a kind of food). I'm not sure about the 'a little' bit.

I can't explain the remainder of the clue.

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(Other definitions for dip that I've seen before include "Go down" , "Move downwards" , "Sink; thick sauce" , "A brief informal swim" , "Drop" .)

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