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Meals cooked in a Massuchusetts seaport (5)

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I believe the answer is:

salem

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'a massuchusetts seaport' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'meals cooked' is the wordplay.
'cooked' indicates an anagram (letters cooked into a new form).
'meals' is an anagram of 'SALEM'.

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for salem that I've seen before include "New England city, site of 1692 witchcraft trials" , "where possessions were claimed?" , "Scene of witch trials" , "Oregon's capital" , "state capital" .)

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