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Provide food for feline with hesitation (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cater

'provide food for' is the definition.
(catering is providing food)

'feline with hesitation' is the wordplay.
'feline' becomes 'cat' (cat is a kind of feline).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'hesitation' becomes 'er' (sound used when hesitating).
'cat'+'er'='CATER'

(Other definitions for cater that I've seen before include "... you'll see minister" , "so put out food?" , "React (anag.)" , "provide meals" , "Provide food etc" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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