Pastry base for Spooner's tinned meat (4,5)

I believe the answer is:

cake stand

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'spooner's tinned meat' is the definition.
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'pastry base' is the wordplay.
'pastry' becomes 'cake' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'base' becomes 'stand' (synonyms).
'cake'+'stand'='CAKE STAND'

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