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Volunteers lettuce as Mexican food (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tacos

'mexican food' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'volunteers lettuce' is the wordplay.
'volunteers' becomes 'TA' (abbreviation for Territorial Army).
'lettuce' becomes 'cos' (cos lettuce is a kind of lettuce).
'ta'+'cos'='TACOS'

'as' is the link.

(Other definitions for tacos that I've seen before include "Filled tortillas" , "Coats on Mexican tortilla dishes" , "Mexican tortillas with various fillings" , "Foreign dish" , "Snacks" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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