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Management skimming it off meat product (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

usage

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

'it off meat product' is the wordplay.
'it' becomes 'sa' (old-fashioned abbreviation for sex appeal).
'off' indicates named letters should be taken away ('off' can mean to remove).
'meat product' becomes 'sausage' (product typically made of pork).
'sausage' with 'sa' taken out is 'USAGE'.

'skimming' acts as a link.
I am not very happy about this link. It may be part of another bit of the clue.

(Other definitions for usage that I've seen before include "Employment - practice" , "Utilisation" , "Common practice" , "Usual practice" , "Particular meaning of a word" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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