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Ingredient of chicken feed, you know (3)

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ken

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'know' is the definition.
(Scottish term meaning to know)

'ingredient of chicken feed' is the wordplay.
'ingredient of' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'KEN' is hidden in the letters of 'chicken feed'.

'you' is the link.
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(Other definitions for ken that I've seen before include "Understanding - boy's name" , "Know; man's name" , "Notice" , "One's range of knowledge" , "Identify; -- Livingstone" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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