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Spanish food bringing father and girl together (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

paella

'spanish food' is the definition.

'father and girl together' is the wordplay.
'father' becomes 'pa' (pa is a kind of father).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'girl together' becomes 'ella' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'pa'+'ella'='PAELLA'

'bringing' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for paella that I've seen before include "Spanish course" , "Spanish dish of rice, meat and seafood" , "Make stew" , "something to eat" , "Meal" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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