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Others eating old man’s food (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

repast

'food' is the definition.
(I know that repast is a type of aliment)

'others eating old man's' is the wordplay.
'others' becomes 'rest' (eg the rest of a group).
'eating' indicates putting letters inside.
'old man' becomes 'pa' (both can mean someone's father).
'rest' placed around 'pa' is 'REPAST'.

(Other definitions for repast that I've seen before include "lunch?" , "Banquet" , "A formal sort of meal" , "Food - tapers (anag)" , "Prates about meal" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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