The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word BRUNCH
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result BRUNCH
- Bishop organised church meal
- Meal organised by bishop at church
- Group receiving right fare
- Manage to sit next to bishop at church meal
- Gather round for final meal
- Morning meal’s starter discarded – it’s wild and peppery
- Group gathered round front of restaurant for meal
- Group going across river for a meal
- Group withholding recipe for a meal
- Bananas for example about right for meal
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The straight part
We know that "a meal" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case a meal = brunch.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.
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What does BRUNCH mean?
BRUNCH noun- A meal eaten later in the day than breakfast and earlier than lunch, and often consisting of typical foods from both of those meals.
- To eat brunch.