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Discuss what young lady consumed (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

debate

'discuss' is the definition.
(I know that debate is a kind of consider)

'young lady consumed' is the wordplay.
'young lady' becomes 'deb' (short for debutante).
'consumed' becomes 'ate' (to eat is to consume food).
'deb'+'ate'='DEBATE'

'what' is the link.

(Other definitions for debate that I've seen before include "Discuss (in parliament)" , "Talk" , "Verbal disputation" , "Discuss through argument" , "Discuss formally" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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