Primarily a spag favourite to include meat? (5,3)
I believe the answer is:
above all
'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).
Can you help me to learn more?
(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" .)