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About a right sort of light meal served here (7)

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I believe the answer is:

carvery

'meal served here' is the definition.
(carveries serve roasts)

'about a right sort of light' is the wordplay.
'about' becomes 'ca' (abbreviation for 'circa').
'a right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation).
'sort of light' becomes 'very' (Very light is a type of flare).
'ca'+'r'+'very'='CARVERY'

(Other definitions for carvery that I've seen before include "Buffet-style restaurant" , "Buffet with roasts" , "Buffet restaurant" , "likely to be hot at 19 across [REASTAURANT]" , "Buffet serving roast meats from the joint" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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