Pater's cooked a meal (6)

I believe the answer is:

repast

'a meal' is the definition.
('repast' can be a synonym of 'meal')

'pater's cooked' is the wordplay.
'cooked' indicates an anagram.
'paters' with letters rearranged gives 'REPAST'.

(Other definitions for repast that I've seen before include "Banquet" , "Feast, meal" , "Food - tapers (anag)" , "Something to eat" , "A formal sort of meal" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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