Innocuous meat preparation (4)

I believe the answer is:

tame

'innocuous' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'meat preparation' is the wordplay.
'preparation' indicates an anagram.
'meat' with letters rearranged gives 'TAME'.

(Other definitions for tame that I've seen before include "Not exciting; domesticate" , "Domesticated - dull" , "Domisticated with meat" , "Restrained" , "Submissive -- pedestrian" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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