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Dog with acceptable meat (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mutton

'meat' is the definition.
(mutton is a kind of meat)

'dog with acceptable' is the wordplay.
'dog' becomes 'mutt' (mutt is a kind of dog).
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'acceptable' becomes 'on' (as opposed to not on, unacceptable).
'mutt'+'on'='MUTTON'

(Other definitions for mutton that I've seen before include "Flesh of sheep" , "Meat from sheep" , "Sheep's flesh" , "Meat that may be dressed as lamb" , "Sheep as food" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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