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Meat for hosts to cut is different (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

prosciutto

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

'for hosts to cut is different' is the wordplay.
'for' becomes 'pro' (as in being 'pro' or in favour of something).
'hosts' is an insertion indicator (inserted letters are welcomed or hosted).
'different' is an anagram indicator (letters placed in a different order).
'to'+'cut'+'is'='tocutis'
'tocutis' with letters rearranged gives 'osciutt'.
'pro' placed around 'osciutt' is 'PROSCIUTTO'.

(Other definitions for prosciutto that I've seen before include "Raw cured Italian ham" , "Meat" , "Italian food" , "sliced delicacy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times and The Times.
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