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Originally having ordered bacon, nursing orderly brings biscuit (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hobnob

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'originally having ordered bacon nursing orderly brings biscuit' is the definition.
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'originally having ordered bacon nursing orderly brings' is the wordplay.
'originally' suggests taking the first letters.
The first letters of 'having ordered bacon nursing orderly brings' is 'HOBNOB'.

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(Other definitions for hobnob that I've seen before include "Socialise familiarly" , "Chat with" , "Spend time together, socialise" , "make light conversation" , "Socialize, spend time with" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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