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Make fun, or let us put out this on the menu (4,6,4)

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I believe the answer is:

mock turtle soup

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'the menu' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both things that one consumes for nourishment as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'make fun or let us put out this on' is the wordplay.
'make fun' becomes 'mock' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'out' indicates an anagram (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'this on' says to put letters next to each other.
'or'+'let'+'us'+'put'='orletusput'
'orletusput' anagrammed gives 'turtlesoup'.
'mock'+'turtlesoup'='MOCK TURTLE SOUP'

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(Other definitions for mock turtle soup that I've seen before include "for which bovine head is used as substitute" , "starter" , "First course" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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