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Meat it's a relief to save (5)

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bacon

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'meat' is the definition.
(bacon is a kind of meat)

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(Other definitions for bacon that I've seen before include "gammon" , "Man killed by chicken, some say" , "Meat (that's brought home?)" , "Meat - essayist - painter" , "Writer of essays" .)

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