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To eat, a portion of trifle would be really nice (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

treat

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'trifle would be really nice' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'to eat a portion' is the wordplay.
'to' becomes 'tat' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'eat' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'a portion' becomes 're' (re is a kind of portion).
'tat' placed around 're' is 'TREAT'.

'of' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for treat that I've seen before include "Entertain - minister - free entertainment" , "Minister - buy one a drink" , "Pay for someone's food or drink or look after them medically" , "Behave towards" , "Shout" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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