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Pin-up about to tuck into a lot of raw food (5,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

angel cake

'food' is the definition.
(angel cake is a kind of food)

'pin-up about to tuck into a lot of raw' is the wordplay.
'pin-up' becomes 'gel' ('leg' backwards - 'pin' can mean a leg).
'about' becomes 'c' (abbreviation for circa).
'to tuck into' indicates putting letters inside.
'lot of' means to remove the last letter (a lot of the word but not all of it).
'raw' becomes 'naked' (raw can mean naked or uncovered).
'gel'+'c'='gelc'
'naked' with its last letter taken away is 'nake'.
'a'+'nake'='anake'
'gelc' put inside 'anake' is 'ANGEL-CAKE'.

(Other definitions for angel cake that I've seen before include "Iced sponge" , "food" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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