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Part of meal initially on track (5,6)

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I believe the answer is:

first course

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'part of meal' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't judge whether it can be defined by this definition.

'initially on track' is the wordplay.
'initially' becomes 'first' (I've seen this in another clue).
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (in a down clue, letters appear on others).
'track' becomes 'course' (synonyms).
'first'+'course'='FIRST COURSE'

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