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It's natural in food we hear (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

inbred

'it's natural' is the definition.
('inbred' can be similar in meaning to 'natural')

'in food we hear' is the wordplay.
'food' becomes 'bread' (bread is a kind of food).
'we hear' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'bread' sounds like 'bred'.
'in'+'bred'='INBRED'

(Other definitions for inbred that I've seen before include "Congenital - unwisely inter-related" , "Lacking genetic variety" , "Present by nature" , "From too-closely-related family" , "Was deep in thought" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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