Prairie fare is nothing spicy (5,4)

I believe the answer is:

plain food

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'nothing spicy' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't tell whether this works.

'prairie fare' is the wordplay.
'prairie' becomes 'plain' (I've seen this in another clue).
'fare' becomes 'food' (fare can mean food).
'plain'+'food'='PLAIN FOOD'

'is' is the link.

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