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Rod served up a little waffle or bun (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rabbit

'bun' is the definition.
(I know that bun can be written as rabbit)

'rod served up a little' is the wordplay.
'rod' becomes 'bar' (I've seen this before).
'served up' says the letters should be written in reverse (in a down clue, going upwards).
'a little' becomes 'bit' (both can mean a small amount of something).
'bar' reversed gives 'rab'.
'rab'+'bit'='RABBIT'

'waffle or' is the link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may belong to another bit of the clue.

(Other definitions for rabbit that I've seen before include "Yak" , "Animal called coney" , "Fast-breeding hopper" , "Chatter; poor games-player" , "one found in the tail" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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