Crossword Genius

Foreign place is distinctive (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

special

'distinctive' is the definition.
(distinctive can mean special or different)

'foreign place is' is the wordplay.
'foreign' indicates anagramming the letters (foreign order of the letters).
'place'+'is'='placeis'
'placeis' with letters rearranged gives 'SPECIAL'.

(Other definitions for special that I've seen before include "Dish of the day" , "Particularly favoured" , "Dish not on main menu" , "Individual" , "Bargain" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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