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Order half a case and you'll get fat! (5)

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I believe the answer is:

obese

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'fat' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'order half a case' is the wordplay.
'order' becomes 'OBE' (Order of the British Empire award).
'half a' suggests halving the letters.
'case' with half the letters taken is 'se'.
'obe'+'se'='OBESE'

'and you'll get' is the link.
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(Other definitions for obese that I've seen before include "in need of slimming down" , "Too chubby" , "Dangerously corpulent" , "Enormous" , "carrying remarkable weight" .)

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