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Consuming, for example, about a can (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eating

'consuming' is the definition.
(eating is a kind of consuming)

'example about a can' is the wordplay.
'example' becomes 'eg' (short for 'exempli gratia', 'for example' in Latin).
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'can' becomes 'tin' (both are metal containers).
'a'+'tin'='atin'
'eg' enclosing 'atin' is 'EATING'.

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for eating that I've seen before include "Out to dinner?" , "Taking in solid food" , "Putting away" , "Ingestion" , "at breakfast?" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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