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Cat takes to a new food (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tomato

'food' is the definition.
(tomato is a kind of food)

'cat takes to a new' is the wordplay.
'cat' becomes 'tom' (a tom is a male cat).
'takes' is an insertion indicator (take can mean to capture or invade).
'new' indicates an anagram.
'to'+'a'='toa'
'toa' with letters rearranged gives 'ato'.
'tom' put inside 'ato' is 'TOMATO'.

(Other definitions for tomato that I've seen before include "It used to be call a love-apple" , "It's also known as a love apple" , "Fruit used in salads" , "Pulpy edible fruit" , "Love apple (or "beef" fruit?)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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