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Don't eat regularly from odd unhealthy portions (4,4)

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I believe the answer is:

fast food

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'unhealthy portions' is the definition.
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'don't eat regularly from odd' is the wordplay.
'don't eat' becomes 'fast' (fasting is not eating).
'regularly' means one should take alternating letters (regularly take one letter, leave next etc.).
'from'+'odd'='fromodd'
The alternate letters of 'fromodd' are 'food'.
'fast'+'food'='FAST FOOD'

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(Other definitions for fast food that I've seen before include "Fish and chips, burgers, etc" , "Burgers or kebabs (but not snails!)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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