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Sending the food back is an insult (4)

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I believe the answer is:

snub

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'an insult' is the definition.
(snub can mean to insult or humiliate)

'sending the food back' is the wordplay.
'sending' becomes 's' (this could be a standard abbreviation I've not previously seen).
'the food' becomes 'bun' (bun is a kind of food).
'back' is a reversal indicator.
'bun' back-to-front is 'nub'.
's'+'nub'='SNUB'

'is' is the link.

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(Other definitions for snub that I've seen before include "Rude rejection" , "Rude put-down; blunt (nose)" , "put down" , "Rebuff with buns" , "Shun" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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