Crossword Genius

Didn't eat feast laid out by daughter (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

fasted

'didn't eat' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'feast laid out by daughter' is the wordplay.
'laid out' indicates an anagram.
'by' says to put letters next to each other.
'daughter' becomes 'd' (genealogical abbreviation).
'feast' with letters rearranged gives 'faste'.
'faste'+'d'='FASTED'

(Other definitions for fasted that I've seen before include "Didn't eat" , "Abstained from food as in penance" , "dieted?" , "Went voluntarily without food" , "Went without food for a period" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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