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On the way, carrying chicken starter in pastry (2,6)

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I believe the answer is:

en croute

'in pastry' is the definition.

'on the way carrying chicken starter' is the wordplay.
'on the way' becomes 'enroute' ('en route' can be a synonym of 'on the way').
'carrying' is an insertion indicator.
'starter' says to take the initial letters.
The first letter of 'chicken' is 'c'.
'enroute' placed around 'c' is 'EN CROUTE'.

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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