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Devour pork for example leaving starter (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eat

'devour' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'pork for example leaving starter' is the wordplay.
'pork for example' becomes 'meat' (pork is a kind of meat).
'leaving starter' means to remove the first letter.
'meat' with its initial letter taken off is 'EAT'.

(Other definitions for eat that I've seen before include "Scoff" , "Take food" , "Partake of" , "Break bread" , "Worry" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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