The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word HORSEMEAT
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More clues leading to the result HORSEMEAT
- Type of edible flesh — some heart to cook
- A rest home dished up food British wouldn't want?
- Food in France perhaps a mother's cooked, full of energy
- So the mare’s chopped up for it?
- Food in some countries the same, or different
- Cook heats more food for some people
- Cook includes Rome’s ingredients in equine fare
- This for those with mare to prepare?
- British detective and US police swapping leads to find source of food adulteration?
- So the mare getting cooked?
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The straight part
We know that "Type of edible flesh" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case type of edible flesh = horsemeat.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does HORSEMEAT mean?
HORSEMEAT noun- The meat from a horse.