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Peas, presumably, would not form part of it (6,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

square meal

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'part of it' is the definition.
The definition suggests an adjective which matches the answer.

'peas presumably would not form' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'form' could be 'square' (squaring is a kind of forming) and 'square' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'meal' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for square meal that I've seen before include "Courses" , "Satisfying food" , "proper food" , "apparently not a round of sandwiches?" , "Substantial repast" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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