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Fast, the Italian's pulse (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lentil

'pulse' is the definition.
(type of pulse)

'fast the italian's' is the wordplay.
'fast' becomes 'lent' (Lent is a period of fasting in Christianity).
'the italian' becomes 'il' (Italian for 'the').
'lent'+'il'='LENTIL'

(Other definitions for lentil that I've seen before include "Food stuff" , "High-protein pulse" , "Plant - pulse" , "bit of food" , "Small seed used for food" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph and The Globe and Mail.
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