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About local food and foreign (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

finnish

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'foreign' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are adjectives, I cannot see how one could define the other.

'about local food' is the wordplay.
'about' indicates putting letters inside.
'local' becomes 'inn' (I've seen this before).
'food' becomes 'fish' (fish is a kind of food**).
'inn' inserted inside 'fish' is 'FINNISH'.

'and' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for finnish that I've seen before include "Nationality of citizens of Helsinki" , "Eg, native to Helsinki" , "foreign language" , "race" , "European language" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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