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Duck to start, delicately roasted alongside kale - excellent! (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

drake

'duck' is the definition.
(drake is a male duck)

'start delicately roasted alongside kale excellent' is the wordplay.
'start' indicates taking the first letters.
The initial letters of 'delicately roasted alongside kale excellent' is 'DRAKE'.

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for drake that I've seen before include "English circumnavigator, d. 1596" , "adventurer from Devon" , "Plymouth bowler" , "Male bird" , "Male billed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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