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Tofu cooked with pesto is incongruous (3-2-4)

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I believe the answer is:

out-of-step

'incongruous' is the definition.
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'tofu cooked with pesto' is the wordplay.
'cooked with' indicates anagramming the letters (letters cooked into a new form).
'tofu' with its letters mixed up with 'pesto' can make 'OUT OF STEP'.

'is' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for out-of-step that I've seen before include "Not in conformity" , "Different, not aligned with others - on march?" , "Not in harmony or not synchronised with" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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