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Wine and dine with what's on plate and beer (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

regale

'wine and dine' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'what's on plate and beer' is the wordplay.
'what's on plate' becomes 'reg' (a number plate shows a car's registration number).
'and' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'beer' becomes 'ale' (I've seen this before).
'reg'+'ale'='REGALE'

'with' is the link.

(Other definitions for regale that I've seen before include "Supply copiously" , "Amuse with stories" , "Entertain lavishly" , "Shower" , "Feed or entertain well" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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