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Makes modest spread of deli goods (6,5)

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I believe the answer is:

smoked meats

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'deli goods' is the definition.
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'makes modest spread' is the wordplay.
'spread' indicates anagramming the letters.
'makes'+'modest'='makesmodest'
'makesmodest' anagrammed gives 'SMOKED MEATS'.

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