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Buffet with bagel or relish (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gusto

'relish' is the definition.
(I know that relish can be written as gusto)

'buffet with bagel' is the wordplay.
'buffet' becomes 'gust' (buffet can mean a gust of wind).
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'bagel' becomes 'O' (bagel can mean a score of zero in tennis).
'gust'+'o'='GUSTO'

'or' is the link.

(Other definitions for gusto that I've seen before include "Zest, zeal" , "Verve, zest" , "Got us with great enjoyment" , "ardour" , "Great enjoyment in doing something" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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