Label popular Eastern stew (6)

I believe the answer is:

tagine

'stew' is the definition.
(tagine is a type of North African stew)

'label popular eastern' is the wordplay.
'label' becomes 'tag' (tag is a kind of label).
'popular' becomes 'in' ('in' can mean trendy).
'eastern' becomes 'e'.
'tag'+'in'+'e'='TAGINE'

(Another definition for tagine that I've seen is " Moroccan stew cooked in a pot with a conical lid".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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