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Cheers, Nellie! But what's for breakfast? (5,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

melba toast

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'for breakfast?' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both things that one consumes for nourishment as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I can't see?

'cheers nellie but' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'cheers' could be 'toast' (I've seen this before) and 'toast' is located in the answer.
'nellie' could be 'melba' (I've seen this before) and 'melba' is found within the answer.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'what's' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for melba toast that I've seen before include "Thin crisp food" , "food from the grill" , "crispy breakfast" .)

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