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Spectacle taking long time in food store (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pageantry

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

'long time in food store' is the wordplay.
'long time' becomes 'age' ('age' can be a synonym of 'long time').
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'food store' becomes 'pantry' (I've seen this before).
'age' put inside 'pantry' is 'PAGEANTRY'.

'taking' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for pageantry that I've seen before include "Splendid display" , "Spectacle" , "Show" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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