Carriage made a meal of bacon and mash (6-3)

I believe the answer is:

hansom-cab

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'carriage' is the definition.
(I know that hansom cab is a type of carriage)

'of bacon and mash' is the wordplay.
'of' is an anagram indicator (the answer comes from or 'of' the letters).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'bacon' put after 'mash' is 'mashbacon'.
'mashbacon' is an anagram of 'HANSOM-CAB'.

'made a meal' acts as a link.
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