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Healthy food, cosy home -- something said to give us a smile (7,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cottage cheese

'healthy food' is the definition.
(cottage cheese is a healthy food)

'cosy home something said to give us a smile' is the wordplay.
'cosy home' becomes 'cottage' (small or cosy dwelling).
'something said to give us a smile' becomes 'cheese' ('say cheese!' when taking a photograph).
'cottage'+'cheese'='COTTAGE CHEESE'

(Other definitions for cottage cheese that I've seen before include "Light food" , "Simple food" , "dairy produce" , "Skimmed-milk product" , "Dairy product" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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