Butcher pierces orders for meals (7)

I believe the answer is:

recipes

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'butcher pierces orders for meals' is the definition.
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'butcher pierces' is the wordplay.
'butcher' indicates an anagram.
'pierces' with letters rearranged gives 'RECIPES'.

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(Other definitions for recipes that I've seen before include "Instructions for dishes" , "formulae" , "Precise (anag.)" , "Instructions for making" , "Pierces to find formulas" .)

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

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