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Aide during break delivering meal (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

repast

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

'aide during break' is the wordplay.
'aide' becomes 'pa' (abbreviation for personal assistant).
'during' is an insertion indicator.
'break' becomes 'rest' (a rest is taking a break).
'pa' put into 'rest' is 'REPAST'.

'delivering' is the link.

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

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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