Cryptic crossword clue
Lacking starter, hotel dinner is cooked meat 10

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word TENDERLOIN

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "meat" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case meat = tenderloin.
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 TENDERLOIN mean?

TENDERLOIN noun
  1. The tenderest part of a loin of meat, especially of pork or beef.
  2. A district of a city where corruption is common, often because the district is devoted to questionable businesses (peep shows, etc) which are easy for police to blackmail and extort.

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