Deep-fried ball of mashed chickpeas (7)

I believe the answer is:

falafel

(Other definitions for falafel that I've seen before include "vegetarian snack" , "Middle Eastern deep-fried ball of chick-peas etc" , "Deep-fried ball of ground chickpea" , "food item" , "Cake of ground chickpeas" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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