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What makes Dame Nellie salute breakfast food? (5,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

melba toast

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'food?' is the definition.
(Melba toast is an example)

'what makes dame nellie salute breakfast' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'nellie' could be 'melba' (I've seen this before) and 'melba' is found in the answer.
'salute' could be 'toast' (synonyms) and 'toast' is located in the answer.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for melba toast that I've seen before include "crispy breakfast" , "Thin crisp food" , "food from the grill" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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