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Egg for example that’s eaten primarily with pheasant? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gamete

'egg for example' is the definition.
(egg is a kind of gamete)

'that's eaten primarily with pheasant?' is the wordplay.
'primarily' suggests taking the first letters.
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'pheasant?' becomes 'game' (pheasants are game birds).
The initial letters of 'thats eaten' is 'te'.
'te' put after 'game' is 'GAMETE'.

(Other definitions for gamete that I've seen before include "something seedy?" , "Germ cell in reproduction" , "Reproductive cell" , "Egg-cell" , "Male or female germ cell" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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