How do I solve 1 across in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31270?

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1 across reads "Maybe what Drake chose to follow principal part of meal" (4,6 letters); the answer is MAIN COURSE. It's a double-definition clue: two separate definitions of the same word sit side by side. No wordplay split and no indicators — both halves of the clue define the answer. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

Maybe what Drake chose to follow principal part of meal (4,6)

1A — Maybe what Drake chose to follow principal part of meal (4,6) — MAIN COURSE