Muttering hog must be cooked for an evening of fine dining? (7,5)
I believe the answer is:
gourmet night
'an evening of fine dining?' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't judge whether it can be defined by this definition.
'muttering hog must be cooked' is the wordplay.
'must be cooked' is an anagram indicator (letters processed or cooked into a new form).
'muttering'+'hog'='mutteringhog'
'mutteringhog' with letters rearranged gives 'GOURMET NIGHT'.
'for' is the link.
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