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Afternoon meal for the very best people? (5,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cream tea

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'afternoon meal' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'the very best people?' is the wordplay.
'the very best' becomes 'cream' (I've seen this before).
'people?' becomes 'tea' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'cream'+'tea'='CREAM TEA'

'for' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for cream tea that I've seen before include "Light afternoon meal" , "posh food" , "afternoon treat" , "Macerate (anag) - light meal" , "Devon speciality" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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