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Take down what's on the menu (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eat

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'take' is the definition.
(I know that eat is a more specific form of take)

'down what's on the menu' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'on' could be 'at' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'at' is located in the answer.
A single letter 'e' remains which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for eat that I've seen before include "Break bread" , "Worry" , "Feed" , "to do etching?" , "Dine in a restaurant" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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