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Sausages shared by Sarah and a friend (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

salami

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'sausages shared' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'sarah and a friend' is the wordplay.
'sarah' becomes 'Sal' (Sally is a common pet form of Sarah).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'a friend' becomes 'ami' ('friend' in French).
'sal'+'ami'='SALAMI'

'by' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for salami that I've seen before include "Strongly flavoured Italian sausage" , "Spiced Italian sausage" , "Cured meat" , "One kind of tactics" , "Highly seasoned Italian sausage" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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