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Pounds of British food (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

beats

'pounds' is the definition.
('beat' can be a synonym of 'pound')

'british food' is the wordplay.
'british' becomes 'b' (abbreviation e.g. in 'BBC').
'food' becomes 'eats' (eats is a kind of food).
'b'+'eats'='BEATS'

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for beats that I've seen before include "Buffets" , "Rhythms" , "Tans" , "Regular routes for policemen" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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