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Cooked pie and preserve for a gourmet (7)

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I believe the answer is:

epicure

'for a gourmet' is the definition.
('epicure' can be a synonym of 'gourmet')

'cooked pie and preserve' is the wordplay.
'cooked' is an anagram indicator (letters cooked into a new form).
'and' says to put letters next to each other.
'preserve' becomes 'cure' (curing is a kind of preserving).
'pie' with letters rearranged gives 'epi'.
'epi'+'cure'='EPICURE'

(Other definitions for epicure that I've seen before include "A faddist in food and drink" , "discriminating person" , "Lover of fine food and drink" , "Person with refined tastes in food and drink" , "I eat well" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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