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Seafood and a US sausage (not Yankee) (7)

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I believe the answer is:

abalone

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'seafood' is the definition.
(type of sea snail)

'a us sausage not yankee' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'a' could be 'one' and 'one' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'and' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for abalone that I've seen before include "Edible shellfish, sea-ear" , "Seafood" , "Mollusc also called ormer" , "Ear-shaped shell" , "paua" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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