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That man's after reduced fast food in deli? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

quiche

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'food in deli?' is the definition.
'quiche' can be an answer for 'food' (quiche is a kind of food). I'm not certain of the 'in deli?' bit.

'that man's after reduced fast' is the wordplay.
'that man' becomes 'Che'.
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'reduced fast' becomes 'qui' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'che' after 'qui' is 'QUICHE'.

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(Other definitions for quiche that I've seen before include "Open tart with egg filling" , "Cheese and bacon pastry dish" , "Baked egg flan" , "French dish?" , "Savoury tart with egg-based filling" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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