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Be idle, perhaps, with something to eat? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

edible

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

'be idle perhaps' is the wordplay.
'perhaps' indicates an anagram.
'be'+'idle'='beidle'
'beidle' with letters rearranged gives 'EDIBLE'.

'with' is the link.

(Other definitions for edible that I've seen before include "Fit for eating" , "Fit to consume" , "Esculent" , "Fit to be used as food" , "Fit to eat" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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