What does the cryptic crossword clue "Interest expressed by two sailors at sea, shelled fare (5,7)" mean?

The wordplay uses a homophone (sounds like). STEAK sounds like (“expressed”): ‘stake’=”Interest”, as in to have a stake/interest in something …plus TAR and TAR=”two sailors”, plus [s]-E-[a] “shelled” with its outer letters removed The answer is STEAKTARTARE.

Interest expressed by two sailors at sea, shelled fare (5,7)

Guardian Cryptic #29645 | 17 Across | 2025-03-18 flower

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