Their "Clams in Pickle" get an award (8,4)

I believe the answer is:

michelin star

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'an award' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot judge whether it can be defined by this definition.

'their clams in pickle' is the wordplay.
'pickle' is an anagram indicator (I've seen 'pickled' mean this (I've seen this in other clues)).
'their'+'clams'+'in'='theirclamsin'
'theirclamsin' is an anagram of 'MICHELIN STAR'.

'get' is the link.

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(Another definition for michelin star that I've seen is " Restaurant accolade".)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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