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At last I have something to eat! (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

endive

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

'at last i have' is the wordplay.
'at' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'last' becomes 'end'.
'i have' becomes 'ive'.
'end'+'ive' is 'ENDIVE'.

(Other definitions for endive that I've seen before include "Portion of salad" , "Plant used in salads" , "Salad plant related to chicory" , "Type of chicory" , "Veined (anag) - salad plant" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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