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Witches surrounding US soldier with Scottish dish (6)

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I believe the answer is:

haggis

'scottish dish' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'witches surrounding us soldier' is the wordplay.
'witches' becomes 'hags' ('hag' can be a synonym of 'witch').
'surrounding' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'us soldier' becomes 'GI' (informal term for a US soldier).
'hags' going around 'gi' is 'HAGGIS'.

'with' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for haggis that I've seen before include "Scottish dish boiled in sheep's stomach" , "Indonesian island; computer language" , "Scottish grub" , "Dish boiled in a skin made from an animal's stomach" , "traditional meal" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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