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Meat accompanies fibre in hamper (9)

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I believe the answer is:

hamstring

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

'meat accompanies fibre' is the wordplay.
'meat' becomes 'ham' (ham is a kind of meat).
'accompanies fibre' becomes 'string' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'ham'+'string'='HAMSTRING'

'in' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for hamstring that I've seen before include "hamper" , "Thwart, severely restrict" , "Tendon behind the knee" , "Impede" , "Cramp the style of" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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