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Rabbit meat paste right to be eaten (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

prate

'rabbit' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'meat paste right to be eaten' is the wordplay.
'meat paste' becomes 'pate' (I've seen this in another clue).
'right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation).
'to be eaten' indicates putting letters inside.
'pate' placed around 'r' is 'PRATE'.

(Other definitions for prate that I've seen before include "Talk long and foolishly" , "Talk foolishly - blab" , "Talk too much" , "Taper (anag.)" , "Rabbit on" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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