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Little wooden skewer reportedly for meat dish (6,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

minute steak

'meat dish' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'little wooden skewer reportedly' is the wordplay.
'little' becomes 'minute' (similar in meaning).
'wooden skewer' becomes 'stake'.
'reportedly' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'stake' is a homophone of 'steak'.
'minute'+'steak'='MINUTE STEAK'

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for minute steak that I've seen before include "fast food?" , "Meat dish" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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