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Cut up heart that fills pastry (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mincemeat

'that fills pastry' is the definition.

'cut up heart' is the wordplay.
'cut up' becomes 'mince' (I've seen this before).
'heart' becomes 'meat' ('meat' can be a synonym of 'heart').
'mince'+'meat'='MINCEMEAT'

(Other definitions for mincemeat that I've seen before include "pie-fillers" , "Spiced mixture of raisins, candied peel, apples etc" , "What did one make of the defeated" , "made of one that is thoroughly beaten?" , "Christmas pie filling" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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