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Food Molly Malone sells she will char? (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

shellfish

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'food' is the definition.
(I know that shellfish is a type of seafood)

'she will char?' is the wordplay.
'will' becomes 'll' (contracted form, as in 'he'll' - 'he will').
'char?' becomes 'fish' (char is a kind of fish).
'she'+'ll'+'fish'='SHELLFISH'

'molly malone sells' acts as a link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may belong to another bit of the clue.

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(Other definitions for shellfish that I've seen before include "Oysters, crabs, shrimps etc" , "paella ingredient" , "Crustaceans" , "Oysters, cockles, mussels etc" , "Category of seafood" .)

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