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Cheese finally placed on a board, suitable for a meal (7)

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I believe the answer is:

eatable

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'suitable for a meal' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'cheese finally placed on a board' is the wordplay.
'finally' indicates one should take the final letters.
'placed on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (in a down clue, some letters go on top of others).
'board' becomes 'table' (both can mean food).
The last letter of 'cheese' is 'e'.
'e'+'a'+'table'='EATABLE'

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(Other definitions for eatable that I've seen before include "OK to swallow" , "Digestible" , "Edible" , "Fit for consumption" , "May be consumed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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