The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word APPETISER
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result APPETISER
- Extravagant praise welcomes favourite tasty morsel
- Praise cast for acquiring favourite snack
- Antipasto? Favourite is wrapped in e.g. onion-skin
- Praise pet that’s ruined hors d’oeuvre
- Bit of food from lap pet is eradicating
- Mixture of tripe and peas, stimulating food!
- Praise cooking devouring favourite hors d’oeuvre, perhaps
- An early form of fuel?
- Cook prepares it right away, perhaps
- Domestic animal is eaten by jungle beast by river — prime bit of food?
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The straight part
We know that "prime bit of food" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case prime bit of food = appetiser.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does APPETISER mean?
APPETISER noun- A small, light, and usually savory first course in a meal