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Concerned with tasting buffet before a person in a party (9)

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I believe the answer is:

gustatory

'concerned with tasting' is the definition.
(I know this)

'buffet before a person in a party' is the wordplay.
'buffet' becomes 'gust' (buffet can mean a gust of wind).
'before' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'person in a party' becomes 'Tory' (member of the Conservative Party).
'gust'+'a'+'tory'='GUSTATORY'

(Another definition for gustatory that I've seen is " Tasty".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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