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Unwanted bones in meat dish (5,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

spare ribs

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'meat dish' is the definition.
(meat product)

'unwanted bones' is the wordplay.
'unwanted' becomes 'spare' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'bones' becomes 'ribs' (rib is a kind of bone).
'spare'+'ribs'='SPARE-RIBS'

'in' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for spare ribs that I've seen before include "food" , "Supporters after free" , "barbecue bites" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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