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Follow after stolen food (3,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hot dog

'food' is the definition.
(hot dog is a food product)

'follow after stolen' is the wordplay.
'follow' becomes 'dog' (I've seen this in another clue).
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'stolen' becomes 'hot' (stolen goods are 'hot').
'dog' put after 'hot' is 'HOT-DOG'.

(Other definitions for hot dog that I've seen before include "Item of fast food" , "One panting" , "Sausage in a roll for feverish canine" , "Sausage in bread roll for thermal canine" , "Sausage in a bap" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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