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Fresh canape stuffed with dry meat (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pancetta

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'meat' is the definition.
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'fresh canape stuffed with dry' is the wordplay.
'fresh' indicates an anagram (a fresh re-ordering of the letters).
'stuffed with' indicates putting letters inside (some letters get stuffed inside).
'dry' becomes 'tt' (abbreviation for teetotal).
'canape' is an anagram of 'pancea'.
'pancea' going around 'tt' is 'PANCETTA'.

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(Another definition for pancetta that I've seen is " Italian cured belly of pork".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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