Possible Clues:

• Smoked beef initially introduced by former music academy
• Deli order, sometimes
• Smoked and strongly seasoned beef
• Meat that's cooked soft with butter in sparkling wine
• Meat that's processed is apt to absorb stuff
• Mutton confined to history? Second in line is beef
• Beef about transport being Dad's first bit of indignation
• Finished lamb -- I should get a different meat product
• Imparts a dash to cold meat
• No more butter? Starter from Italy is meat