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No hens in Lancashire? It's a cultural thing! (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

racial

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'no' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?

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(Other definitions for racial that I've seen before include "Related to genetically different groups of people" , "Relating to differences between nationalities" , "Of particular people or colour, as with prejudice" , "Relating to different branches of humanity" , "Relating to ethnicity" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times (Crosaire) and the Irish Times.
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