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Take off without a meal (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lunch

'meal' is the definition.
(lunch is a kind of meal)

'take off without a' is the wordplay.
'take off' becomes 'launch' (eg a rocket taking off or launching).
'without' suggests deleting specific letters.
'launch' with 'a' taken out is 'LUNCH'.

(Another definition for lunch that I've seen is " Midday meal".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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