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Licked, not initially chewed (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eaten

'chewed' is the definition.

'licked not initially' is the wordplay.
'licked' becomes 'beaten' ('beat' can be a synonym of 'lick').
'not initially' means to remove the first letter.
'beaten' with its first letter taken away is 'EATEN'.

(Other definitions for eaten that I've seen before include "used for food" , "demolished, possibly" , "courses enjoyed?" , "having been fed?" , "Crammed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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