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Capital, we hear, for food shop (4)

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deli

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'for food shop' is the definition.
(short for delicatessen)

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(Other definitions for deli that I've seen before include "Food shop (colloq.)" , "Food store" , "Specialist foodshop(abbr.)" , "Cold-meat counter" , "place to buy food" .)

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