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Not a well-cooked portion of savoury (7)

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I believe the answer is:

rarebit

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'savoury' is the definition.
(I know that rarebit is a type of savoury)

'not a well-cooked portion' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'a' is found in the answer.
'portion' could be 're' (re is a kind of portion) and 're' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'of' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for rarebit that I've seen before include "Simple dish" , "cheesy meal" , "Cheese/toast savoury" , "Arbiter (anag) -- snack" , "See 8 Across" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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