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Room to eat a Muslim burger, say? (5)

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I believe the answer is:

halal

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'muslim burger say?' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'room to eat a' is the wordplay.
'room' becomes 'hall' (hall is a kind of room**).
'to eat' indicates putting letters inside.
'hall' enclosing 'a' is 'HALAL'.

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(Other definitions for halal that I've seen before include "(Meat) from animals slaughtered according to Muslim law" , "Meat fit for Muslims" , "Meat prepared according to Muslim law" , "slaughter" , "authorised food" .)

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