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All in, try to get something to eat (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

shallot

'something to eat' is the definition.
(shallot is a kind of food)

'all in try' is the wordplay.
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'try' becomes 'shot' (shot is a kind of try**).
'all' placed into 'shot' is 'SHALLOT'.

'to get' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for shallot that I've seen before include "One may get into a stew" , "bit of salad" , "Type of 12" , "Host all with kind of onion" , "Species of onion" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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