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Wait up till late, finally getting something to eat (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

edible

'something to eat' is the definition.
(edible is a kind of food)

'wait up till late finally' is the wordplay.
'wait' becomes 'bide' (I've seen this before).
'up' is a reversal indicator (in down clue: letters go upwards).
'finally' indicates one should take the final letters.
The last letters of 'till late' are 'le'.
'bide' reversed gives 'edib'.
'edib'+'le'='EDIBLE'

'getting' is the link.

(Other definitions for edible that I've seen before include "Able to be eaten" , "Belied (anag)" , "Safe to eat" , "Palatable" , "Fit to be used as food" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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