The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 plus 2 letter word DIG IN
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result DIG IN
- Eat eagerly, like at home
- Sample restaurant food, say, like at home
- Start eating most of finger, top of nail
- Get home and eat
- Work hard investigating where two grand’s gone?
- Create a trench, as soldier beset by noise
- Detective has a drink to start eating
- Work hard with cut finger, note
- You may eat till pub closes prematurely
- Invitation to trenchermen
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The straight part
We know that "Sample restaurant food, say" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case sample restaurant food, say = dig in.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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