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Out to lunch, diner content to leave entree with less bread (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

needier

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'out to lunch diner content to leave entree with less bread' is the definition.
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'out to lunch diner content to leave entree' is the wordplay.
'out to lunch' indicates anagramming the letters (out to lunch can mean mad).
'content to leave' suggests removing the centre (the contents of the word are removed).
'entree' with its centre removed is 'ee'.
'diner'+'ee'='dineree'
'dineree' anagrammed gives 'NEEDIER'.

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(Other definitions for needier that I've seen before include "Poorer" , "poor, ultimately - more so than others" , "Less well off" , "In more want" , "Wanting more" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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