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Badly bake a bit of bread and you can still eat it (5)

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I believe the answer is:

kebab

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'you can still eat it' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'badly bake a bit of bread' is the wordplay.
'badly' is an anagram indicator (letters in the wrong order).
'a bit of' indicates taking the first letters.
The initial letter of 'bread' is 'b'.
'bake' with letters rearranged gives 'keba'.
'keba'+'b'='KEBAB'

'and' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for kebab that I've seen before include "what one may spit" , "Grilled or roasted dish; b-bake (anag.)" , "Meat grilled on skewer" , "Skewered meat dish" , "Small pieces of meat and vegetables cooked on skewer" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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