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Meagre without a list for entrée (6,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

spring roll

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'meagre without a' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'list for entree' is the wordplay.
'list' becomes 'roll' (roll is a kind of list).
'for' says to put letters next to each other (I've seen this in other clues).
'entree' becomes 'spring' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'roll' after 'spring' is 'SPRING ROLL'.

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(Other definitions for spring roll that I've seen before include "Chinese snack" , "Gloucestershire event?" , "Portion of Chinese food" , "dish from China" , "Chinese pancake" .)

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