The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 plus 3 letter word HIGH TEA
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More clues leading to the result HIGH TEA
- Meal which a large driver might need, it's said
- Leaves after wasted meal
- Leader of group rowing sent to back area after hotel meal
- Proud supporter picked up meal
- What one eats, stoned on marijuana
- Airline meal?
- Old politician’s wife out — heat up meal
- Exercise 8 hours before a meal
- Reportedly welcome support making meal
- Traditional institution that’s taken in the PM
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The straight part
We know that "meal" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case meal = high tea.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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