Kill for food consumption (9)

I believe the answer is:

slaughter

(Other definitions for slaughter that I've seen before include "Butcher" , "Widespread killing" , "Butchery" , "Mass killing or carnage" , "Wholesale killing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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