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A roll containing nothing but chicken (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rooster

'chicken' is the definition.
(I know that rooster is a type of chicken)

'a roll containing nothing' is the wordplay.
'a roll' becomes 'roster' (roll can mean a list or roster).
'containing' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'nothing' becomes 'O' (looks like zero - 0).
'roster' placed around 'o' is 'ROOSTER'.

'but' is the link.

(Other definitions for rooster that I've seen before include "Cockerel (mainly US)" , "male with comb" , "Male domestic fowl in USA" , "Farmyard bird" , "Early-morning caller" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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