Squander fried food on holiday (7,4)

I believe the answer is:

fritter away

'squander' is the definition.
(I know that fritter away is a kind of squander)

'fried food on holiday' is the wordplay.
'fried food' becomes 'fritter'.
'on holiday' becomes 'away' (away from one's home).
'fritter'+'away'='FRITTER AWAY'

(Other definitions for fritter away that I've seen before include "waste" , "Squander" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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