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Tin with new filling: Irish food (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

antipasti

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'food' is the definition.
(I have seen 'Italian food' mean 'antipasti' so perhaps 'food' could also mean 'antipasti')

'tin with new filling irish' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
an anagram of 'tin' is 'nti' which is present in the answer.
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(Other definitions for antipasti that I've seen before include "Italian diner might offer these" , "Italian appetizers" , "Carpaccio and caponata" , "first course" , "Italian hors d'oeuvres" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times.
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