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Something to eat after yummy starter (5)

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I believe the answer is:

pasty

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'something to eat' is the definition.
(pasty is a kind of food)

'after yummy starter' is the wordplay.
'after' becomes 'past' (I've seen this in another clue).
'yummy starter' becomes 'y' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'past'+'y'='PASTY'

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(Other definitions for pasty that I've seen before include "Pallid" , "food?" , "Meat and veg pie" , "Pale" , "snack" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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