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Wild cats gulping noodle soup, bread and wine (9)

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I believe the answer is:

sacrament

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'bread and wine' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'wild cats gulping noodle soup' is the wordplay.
'wild' indicates anagramming the letters.
'gulping' is an insertion indicator (gulp can mean to swallow or consume).
'noodle soup' becomes 'ramen' (I've seen this in another clue).
'cats' with letters rearranged gives 'sact'.
'sact' going around 'ramen' is 'SACRAMENT'.

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(Other definitions for sacrament that I've seen before include "baptism, say" , "Church ritual imparting divine grace" , "Ceremony such as Christian baptism" , "Holy ritual" , "Sign of grace" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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