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Primarily a spag favourite to include meat? (5,3)

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I believe the answer is:

above all

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'primarily' is the definition.
(above all can mean primarily or especially)

'a spag favourite to include meat?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'a' is present in the answer.
'meat?' could be 'veal' (veal is a kind of meat) and 'veal' is found within the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for above all that I've seen before include "First and foremost" , "More than anything else" , "Most importantly" , "Especially" , "Like the managing director" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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