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Scoffed portion of meat enthusiastically (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eaten

'scoffed' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'portion of meat enthusiastically' is the wordplay.
'portion of' indicates a hidden word.
'EATEN' is hidden in the letters of 'meat enthusiastically'.

(Other definitions for eaten that I've seen before include "absorbed in the system" , "having been fed?" , "Taken into the body as food" , "dined" , "Got" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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