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Japanese food: a little clementine marked 'From the East' (5)

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I believe the answer is:

ramen

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'japanese food' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot judge whether this works.

'a little clementine marked from the east' is the wordplay.
'a little' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'from the east' says the letters should be written backwards.
'nemar' is hidden in the letters of 'clementine marked'.
'nemar' reversed gives 'RAMEN'.

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(Other definitions for ramen that I've seen before include "Oriental noodles" , "Exotic dish" , "soup" , "Quick-cooking noodles" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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