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Throws company function, finding a dish from the north (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lobscouse

'a dish from the north' is the definition.
(northern English dish)

'throws company function' is the wordplay.
'throws' becomes 'lobs' (lobbing is a kind of throwing).
'company' becomes 'co' (abbreviation).
'function' becomes 'use' ('use' can be a synonym of 'function'**).
'lobs'+'co'+'use'='LOBSCOUSE'

'finding' is the link.

(Other definitions for lobscouse that I've seen before include "sailor's dish" , "Stew associated with Liverpudlians" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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