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Picked up post and something for dinner (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

steak

'something for dinner' is the definition.

'picked up post' is the wordplay.
'picked up' shows a homophone (sound like).
'post' becomes 'stake' ('stake' can be a synonym of 'post').
'stake' is a homophone of 'STEAK'.

'and' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for steak that I've seen before include "pale by the sound of it" , "Cut of meat or fish" , "Thick slice of meat" , "Takes (anag.)" , "High quality beef" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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