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Concerned with tense series of courses (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

repast

'series of courses' is the definition.
(repast can mean a meal)

'concerned with tense' is the wordplay.
'concerned with' becomes 're' (re can mean regarding, concerning).
'tense' becomes 'past' (past tense is a kind of tense).
're'+'past'='REPAST'

(Other definitions for repast that I've seen before include "Food - tapers (anag)" , "lunch?" , "Something to eat" , "Feast, meal" , "A meal concerning time gone by" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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