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Half-hearted meal served here? (5)

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I believe the answer is:

diner

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'here?' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'half-hearted meal' is the wordplay.
'half' becomes 'dine' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'hearted' means to look at the middle letters.
'meal' becomes 'curry'.
The middle letter of 'curry' is 'r'.
'dine'+'r'='DINER'

'served' is the link.

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(Other definitions for diner that I've seen before include "One eating a meal" , "US eatery" , "Restaurant client" , "American restaurant" , "American cafe" .)

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