"You can't have your cake and ___ it too" (3)

I believe the answer is:

eat

(Other definitions for eat that I've seen before include "Gobble up" , "Consume (food)" , "Partake of" , "get stuck in" , "Be corrosive" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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