Cheese rind taken from ramen dish in Japan (7)
I believe the answer is:
edamame
'ramen dish in japan' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'cheese rind' is the wordplay.
'cheese' becomes 'edam' (Edam is an example).
'rind' becomes 'ame' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'edam'+'ame'='EDAMAME'
'taken from' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for edamame that I've seen is " type of bean".)
I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times and The Times.
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