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Very fresh nice calamari, line caught, European imported, popular dish (7,3,5)

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I believe the answer is:

vanilla ice cream

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'imported popular dish' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both things that one consumes for nourishment as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'very fresh nice calamari line caught european' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'very' could be 'v' (abbreviation) and 'v' is found in the answer.
'line' could be 'l' (used when specifying particular lines from a poem) and 'l' is present in the answer.
'caught' could be 'c' (cricket abbreviation) and 'c' is present in the answer.
'european' could be 'e' (abbreviation e.g. EU) and 'e' is located in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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