Devour, as originally tasted (8)

I believe the answer is:

savoured

'tasted' is the definition.
(savouring is a kind of tasting)

'devour as originally' is the wordplay.
'originally' is an anagram indicator.
'devour'+'as'='devouras'
'devouras' with letters rearranged gives 'SAVOURED'.

(Another definition for savoured that I've seen is " Took pleasure in a taste".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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