Food the teetotaller has to pay out for (5)
I believe the answer is:
patty
'food' is the definition.
(patty is a kind of food)
'teetotaller has to pay out for' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'teetotaller' could be 'tt' (abbreviation) and 'tt' is found within the answer.
'to pay' could be 'pay' and 'pay' is located in the leftover letters.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'the' is the link.
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I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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