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Only half the local outlets offering healthy food? (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bran

'healthy food?' is the definition.
(bran is a healthy food)

'only half the local outlets' is the wordplay.
'only half' indicates taking half.
'the local outlets' becomes 'branches' (local branches of a business).
'branches' cut in half is 'BRAN'.

'offering' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for bran that I've seen before include "Food from the husks of cereal grains" , "Coarse meal for horse food" , "Health food" , "Milled grain husk" , "Husks of corn" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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