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Common food in the exotic East (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eats

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'common food' is the definition.
'eats' can be an answer for 'food' (eats can mean food). I'm not certain of the 'common' bit.

'exotic east' is the wordplay.
'exotic' is an anagram indicator (an unusual form of the letters).
'east' is an anagram of 'EATS'.

'in the' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for eats that I've seen before include "Food (colloq.)" , "fare" , "Commonly, they eliminate" , "Chews" , "Takes food" .)

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