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Shellfish from Yellow Sea exported to France (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ormer

'shellfish' is the definition.
(ormer is a kind of shellfish)

'yellow sea exported to france' is the wordplay.
'yellow' becomes 'or' (heraldic term).
'sea exported to france' becomes 'mer' ('sea' in French).
'or'+'mer'='ORMER'

'from' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for ormer that I've seen before include "Delicacy from Channel Islands" , "seashell" , "Ear-shell" , "Seafood" , "Shellfish" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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