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Food provided by Christian group entertaining prophet (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

samosa

'food' is the definition.
(I have seen 'Asian food' mean 'samosa' so perhaps 'food' could also mean 'samosa')

'christian group entertaining prophet' is the wordplay.
'christian group' becomes 'SA' (Salvation Army).
'entertaining' indicates putting letters inside (inviting in, as for dinner).
'prophet' becomes 'Amos' (biblical prophet).
'sa' going around 'amos' is 'SAMOSA'.

'provided by' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for samosa that I've seen before include "Savoury turnover" , "Triangular fried pastry" , "A bit of food" , "Indian dish" , "Savoury Indian snack" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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