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Meal with stewed pears on time (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

repast

'meal' is the definition.
(repast can mean a meal)

'stewed pears on time' is the wordplay.
'stewed' is an anagram indicator.
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'pears' with letters rearranged gives 'repas'.
'repas'+'t'='REPAST'

'with' is the link.

(Other definitions for repast that I've seen before include "Something to eat" , "Prates about meal" , "A meal concerning time gone by" , "lunch?" , "Feast, meal" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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