Shallow fried slice of meat (8)

I believe the answer is:

escallop

(Other definitions for escallop that I've seen before include "Thin slice of veal" , "Seafood" , "Heraldic shell; thin piece of meat" , "Fan-shaped shell" , "Shellfish" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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