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Traditional fare in accommodation for most those in 24 down (7,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cottage pie

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'most those in 24 down' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'traditional fare in accommodation' is the wordplay.
'traditional fare' becomes 'epi' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'accommodation' becomes 'cottage' (I have seen 'simple accommodation' mean 'cottage' so perhaps 'accommodation' could also mean 'cottage').
'epi' placed into 'cottage' is 'COTTAGE PIE'.

'for' is the link.

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(Other definitions for cottage pie that I've seen before include "traditional dish" , "Mince and mashed potato dish" , "Dish of minced meat topped with mashed potato" , "Mince/mashed potato dish" , "Potato-topped dish" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times.
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