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Afternoon meal served on the flight? (4,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

high tea

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'afternoon meal' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'on the flight?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
an anagram of 'the' is 'hte' which is within the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'served' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for high tea that I've seen before include "A lofty kind of evening meal" , "Early evening meal" , "Late afternoon meal which includes a cooked dish" , "Late-afternoon meal" , "Early-evening meal" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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