... Charlie's mint stew, given a culinary award (8,4)

I believe the answer is:

michelin star

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'a culinary award' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't judge whether this works.

'charlie's mint stew' is the wordplay.
'stew' indicates anagramming the letters.
'charlies'+'mint'='charliesmint'
'charliesmint' anagrammed gives 'MICHELIN STAR'.

'given' acts as a link.

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(Another definition for michelin star that I've seen is " Restaurant accolade".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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