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Stolen meat comes to philosopher (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bentham

'philosopher' is the definition.
(Jeremy Bentham)

'stolen meat' is the wordplay.
'stolen' becomes 'bent' (slang term).
'meat' becomes 'ham' (ham is a kind of meat).
'bent'+'ham'='BENTHAM'

'comes to' is the link.

(Another definition for bentham that I've seen is " Jeremy ---, utilitarian philosopher".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph and The Times.
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