Have some meal, uncharged? Never (5)

I believe the answer is:

lunch

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'have' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to consumption as well as being verbs in their base form.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I don't see?

'some meal uncharged? never' is the wordplay.
'some' indicates a hidden word (some parts of the word are used).
'LUNCH' is hidden in the letters of 'meal uncharged never'.

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(Another definition for lunch that I've seen is " Midday meal".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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