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Diet losing weight from round here (5)

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local

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'diet' is the definition.
(lo-cal is short for 'low calories')

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(Other definitions for local that I've seen before include "Nieghbourhood pub or its customer" , "In nearby area" , "Confined to a place" , "nearest boozer!" , "Pub - not far away" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.
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