The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word ESCALOPE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result ESCALOPE
- During flight, Lois half finished a piece of meat
- Sliced veal, look: avoid eating that
- Cut pace and lose out
- Slice of veal left over during flight
- During flight, loin cut in half - piece of meat
- Cooked Cape sole, cole and peas? This dish perhaps repeated
- Meat free? See inside
- Key cut separates each overturned piece of meat
- I’m leaving limo during getaway for some meat
- Get out, and look inside, a dish of meat
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What does ESCALOPE mean?
ESCALOPE noun- A thin slice of meat, especially veal or poultry.
- A charge (depiction) of the scallop.