Something that may be cut and then cured (4)

I believe the answer is:

meat

(Other definitions for meat that I've seen before include "Ham, pork, chicken etc" , "Eg, beef or pork" , "Beef, chicken, pork etc" , "Spam, ham, lamb etc" , "Food for carnivores" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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