Duke, say, scoffing an Indian cheese (6)
I believe the answer is:
paneer
'indian cheese' is the definition.
'paneer' can be an answer for 'cheese' (I've seen this before). I am unsure of the 'indian' bit.
'duke say scoffing an' is the wordplay.
'duke say' becomes 'peer' (duke is a kind of peer).
'scoffing' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'peer' going around 'an' is 'PANEER'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for paneer that I've seen is " Cheese".)
I've seen this clue in The Times.
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