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Gathered
together
and
had
late-morning
meal
right
away
(7)
Gathered together and had late-morning meal right away (7)
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The definition is at the beginning of the clue.
How the clue works
See Gathered together there at the start — that's your definition, meaning grouped or clustered. For the wordplay, take BRUNCHED (had a late-morning meal), then whip out the R (that's the abbreviation for right, and "away" tells you to remove it) — do that and you're left with BUNCHED.