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About one hundred mince pies - made from these? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

recipes

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'from these?' is the definition.
The definition suggests an adverb but the answer is not.

'about one hundred mince pies' is the wordplay.
'about' becomes 're' ('re' means regarding or about).
'one hundred' becomes 'C' (Roman numeral).
'mince' indicates an anagram.
'pies' with letters rearranged gives 'ipes'.
're'+'c'+'ipes'='RECIPES'

'made' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for recipes that I've seen before include "instructions for cook" , "Directions for making dishes" , "Instructions for making" , "Directions for the cook" , "Precise (anag.)" .)

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