Making savoury food is a step in the wrong direction! (7)

I believe the answer is:

pasties

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'in the wrong direction' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'making savoury food is a step' is the wordplay.
'is a step' can be anagrammed to 'PASTIES'.
Though, I am not clear how this is indicated.

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(Another definition for pasties that I've seen is " Food associated with Cornwall".)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.

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