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I believe the answer is:

bacon

(Other definitions for bacon that I've seen before include "Painter; cured meat" , "Processed pig-meat" , "Food that can be streaky" , "Meat one can bring home" , "Salted pig-meat" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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