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Dine, consuming duck in bisque? (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

soup

'bisque?' is the definition.
(bisque is a kind of soup)

'dine consuming duck' is the wordplay.
'dine' becomes 'sup' (synonyms).
'consuming' indicates putting letters inside.
'duck' becomes 'o' (resembles zero - 'duck' in cricket).
'sup' going around 'o' is 'SOUP'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for soup that I've seen before include "Opus (anag) - typical starter" , "liquid content in this food" , "Liquid - course" , "Eg, minestrone" , "Eskimo people" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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