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Pale pressure cooked accompaniment to cheek, maybe (5,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

apple sauce

'pale pressure cooked accompaniment to cheek maybe' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'pale pressure cooked accompaniment to cheek' is the wordplay.
'pressure' becomes 'p' (abbreviation).
'cooked' indicates anagramming the letters (letters cooked into a new form).
'accompaniment to' says to put letters next to each other.
'cheek' becomes 'sauce' (I've seen this before).
'pale'+'p'='palep'
'palep' with letters rearranged gives 'apple'.
'apple'+'sauce'='APPLE SAUCE'

(Other definitions for apple sauce that I've seen before include "dressing to accompany meat" , "It's often had with pork" , "meat accompaniment" , "something to complement roast meat" , "relish" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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