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Criticise and maybe drone on loudly, getting meal (5,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

roast beef

'meal' is the definition.
(I have seen 'traditional meal' mean 'roast beef' so perhaps 'meal' could also mean 'roast beef')

'criticise and maybe drone on loudly' is the wordplay.
'criticise' becomes 'roast' (I've seen this before).
'and' says to put letters next to each other.
'maybe drone' becomes 'bee' (drone is a type of bee).
'on' says to put letters next to each other.
'loudly' becomes 'f' (short for forte - 'loud' in music).
'roast'+'bee'+'f'='ROAST-BEEF'

'getting' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for roast beef that I've seen before include "traditional meal" , "part of lunch for Sun?" , "Joint" , "Traditional English food" , "Typically 7 down dish" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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