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In China, pussy gets dehydrated food (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cathay

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'in china' is the definition.
'cathay' can be an answer for 'china' (historical name for China). I am not certain of the 'in' bit.

'pussy gets dehydrated food' is the wordplay.
'pussy' becomes 'cat' (I've seen this in another clue).
'gets' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'dehydrated food' becomes 'hay' (hay is a kind of food. I am not sure about the 'dehydrated' bit.).
'cat'+'hay'='CATHAY'

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(Other definitions for cathay that I've seen before include "Literary name for China" , "Name for China in medieval times" , "Ancient China" , "Name for China in medieval Europe" , "China long ago" .)

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