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Boy with nothing wanting a bit of meat? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

oliver

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'boy' is the definition.

'of meat?' is the wordplay.
'of' becomes 'o''.
'meat?' becomes 'liver' (liver is a kind of meat).
'o'+'liver'='OLIVER'

'with nothing wanting a bit' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for oliver that I've seen before include "Hardy, maybe" , "One taking pride in food" , "First name of Dickens boy Twist" , "Musical from Dickens novel" , "Dickens boys who asked for more" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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