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Home of fried chicken and pork pie for pop icon (5)

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I believe the answer is:

kylie

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'home of fried chicken' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'pork pie for pop icon' is the wordplay.
'pork pie' becomes 'lie' ('pork pie' is Cockney rhyming slang for a lie).
'for' means one lot of letters go next to another (I've seen this in other clues).
'pop icon' becomes 'ky' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'lie' after 'ky' is 'KYLIE'.

'and' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for kylie that I've seen before include "Dannii M's older sister" , "Aussie singer" , "-- Minogue, Australian singer" , "Type of boomerang" , "returning missile" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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