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Irish poet spurning hot dog ultimately preferred tofu (4,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bean curd

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'tofu' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'irish poet spurning hot dog ultimately preferred' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'dog' could be 'cur' (both can mean a despicable person) and 'cur' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for bean curd that I've seen before include "food suitable for vegetarian" , "Tofu" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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