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One stirs shortly after meal, papa assumed (8)

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I believe the answer is:

teaspoon

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'one stirs shortly after meal papa assumed' is the definition.
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'shortly after meal papa assumed' is the wordplay.
'shortly' becomes 'soon' ('soon' can be a synonym of 'shortly'**).
'after' says to put letters next to each other.
'meal' becomes 'tea' (tea is a kind of meal).
'papa' becomes 'p' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'assumed' indicates putting letters inside.
'soon' after 'tea' is 'teasoon'.
'teasoon' enclosing 'p' is 'TEASPOON'.

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(Other definitions for teaspoon that I've seen before include "Coffee stirrer?" , "Small medicine dispensing unit" , "Small item of cutlery (8)" , "With OAP onset, use it at table" , "Small stirrer" .)

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