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Hams proceed to go with sausage (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mash

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'sausage' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both things that one consumes for nourishment as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I can't see?

'hams proceed to go' is the wordplay.
'hams' anagrams to 'MASH'.
But, I am unsure how the anagram is indicated.

'with' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for mash that I've seen before include "Animal feed" , "Reduce to pulp" , "Crush into a soft, pulpy state" , "(Crush into) pulp" , "Black comedy film set in Korean War" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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