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Half of meal cooked for the best of the best (4,2,4)

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I believe the answer is:

hall of fame

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'best of the best' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot see how they can define each other.

'half of meal cooked' is the wordplay.
'cooked' indicates anagramming the letters (letters cooked into a new form).
'half'+'of'+'meal'='halfofmeal'
'halfofmeal' anagrammed gives 'HALL OF FAME'.

'for the' is the link.

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(Another definition for hall of fame that I've seen is " place for the great and good".)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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