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Mixed ham with tripe to cover articles in bowl (12)

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I believe the answer is:

amphitheatre

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'bowl' is the definition.
(I know that amphitheatre is a type of bowl)

'mixed ham with tripe to cover articles' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'articles' could be 'thea' (two grammatical articles) and 'thea' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for amphitheatre that I've seen before include "Arena; gallery tier" , "Classical home for drama" , "Large oval stadium with tiers of seats" , "Open auditorium" , "Roman tiered arena" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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