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Sea food served after soup perhaps (4,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

main course

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'soup perhaps' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both things that one consumes for nourishment as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'sea food served after' is the wordplay.
'sea' becomes 'main' (synonyms).
'food' becomes 'course' (course is a kind of food).
'served after' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'main'+'course'='MAIN-COURSE'

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(Other definitions for main course that I've seen before include "A substantial amount to digest" , "make a meal of it" , "substantial part of meal" , "A lot to take in" , "sailors find trapping a lot of wind" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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