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Seagull soars off dropping small greasy morsel (7,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sausage roll

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'morsel' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both things that one consumes for nourishment as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?

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(Other definitions for sausage roll that I've seen before include "Pork and pastry snack" , "Bit of food" , "Minced meat in pastry snack" , "Savoury of minced meat wrapped in pastry" , "Cylindrical snack" .)

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