Foreign quote about bovine is recalled (6)
I believe the answer is:
exotic
'foreign' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)
'quote about bovine is recalled' is the wordplay.
'quote' becomes 'cite' (synonyms).
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'bovine' becomes 'ox' (ox is a kind of bovine).
'is recalled' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'cite' enclosing 'ox' is 'citoxe'.
'citoxe' backwards is 'EXOTIC'.
(Other definitions for exotic that I've seen before include "Foreign; glamorous" , "Alluringly foreign" , "Unusual, foreign" , "Bizarre" , "Having a strange beauty" .)