What does the cryptic crossword clue "Wide smile for starters - dentist examines rotten molar (7)" mean?

The definition is "molar". The wordplay uses acrostic. GRIN (synonym="smile") + D (first_letter="dentist") + E (first_letter="examines") + R (first_letter="rotten") = GRINDER; definition: "molar" The answer is GRINDER.

Wide smile for starters - dentist examines rotten molar (7)

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