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Mixing earth with some flesh (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

horsemeat

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'flesh' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how they can define each other.

'mixing earth with some' is the wordplay.
'mixing' indicates anagramming the letters.
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'earth' after 'some' is 'someearth'.
'someearth' is an anagram of 'HORSEMEAT'.

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(Other definitions for horsemeat that I've seen before include "It's not served in most restaurants!" , "source of food adulteration?" , "food fit for dogs" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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