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Mexican food and the donkey eating it (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

burrito

'mexican food' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'the donkey eating it' is the wordplay.
'the donkey' becomes 'burro' (term for a small donkey).
'eating' indicates putting letters inside.
'burro' placed around 'it' is 'BURRITO'.

'and' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for burrito that I've seen before include "Tortilla folded around a savoury filling" , "Mexican food" , "Mexican tortilla rolled round a savoury filling" , "that's eaten in Mexico" , "Filled tortilla dish" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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