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Food -- good spread (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

grub

'food' is the definition.
(grub is a kind of food)

'good spread' is the wordplay.
'good' becomes 'g' (abbreviation).
'spread' becomes 'rub' (I've seen this in other clues).
'g'+'rub'='GRUB'

(Other definitions for grub that I've seen before include "Gentle, food" , "ferret > eats" , "Caterpillar - food" , "Dig - maggot - food" , "Beetle larva" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian and The Telegraph.
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