Those outside looking for food a long time around end of the year (8)
I believe the answer is:
foragers
'a long time around end of the year' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot tell whether it can be defined by this definition.
'those outside looking for food' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'food' could be 'forage' (forage is a kind of food) and 'forage' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
I've seen this clue in the Irish Times (Crosaire) and the Irish Times.
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