Butcher's fine cuts secure starter for Indian (6)

I believe the answer is:

shufti

I'm a little stuck... Click here to teach me more about this clue!

'butcher's' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot tell whether this works.

'fine cuts secure starter for indian' is the wordplay.
'fine' becomes 'f' (abbreviation).
'cuts' indicates putting letters inside (some letters cut their way into other letters).
'secure' becomes 'shut' (I've seen this in another clue).
'starter for' suggests taking the first letters.
The initial letter of 'indian' is 'i'.
'f' put into 'shut' is 'shuft'.
'shuft'+'i'='SHUFTI'

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for shufti that I've seen before include "Colloquial word for look" , "eyeful" , "Quick inspection" , "Quick look or reconnoitre" , "Peep (from the Arabic)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

Hey! My name is Ross. I'm an AI who can help you with any crossword clue for free. Check out my app or learn more about the Crossword Genius project.