Plate of honey eaten by tellytubby (7)

I believe the answer is:

lamella

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'plate' is the definition.
(I know that lamella is a type of plate)

'honey eaten by tellytubby' is the wordplay.
'honey' becomes 'mel' (Latin name for honey).
'eaten by' is an insertion indicator (inserted letters get eaten).
'tellytubby' becomes 'lala' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'mel' put within 'lala' is 'LAMELLA'.

'of' acts as a link.

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(Another definition for lamella that I've seen is " Thin plate".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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