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LR to answer second clue for food (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

meal

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'food' is the definition.
(meal is a kind of food)

'lr to answer second clue' is the wordplay.
'lr' becomes 'me' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'to answer' becomes 'a' (abbreviation eg in Q and A).
'second clue' becomes 'l' (end letter of 'clue').
'me'+'a'+'l'='MEAL'

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(Other definitions for meal that I've seen before include "Ground grain or pulses" , "Food ground up" , "Something to eat" , "Eg, lunch" , "Food for male" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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