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Weak feline in food shop, English (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

delicate

'weak' is the definition.
(associated in meaning)

'feline in food shop english' is the wordplay.
'feline' becomes 'cat' (cat is a kind of feline).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'food shop' becomes 'deli' (short for delicatessen).
'english' becomes 'E' (abbreviation as in OED).
'deli'+'e'='delie'
'cat' inserted inside 'delie' is 'DELICATE'.

(Other definitions for delicate that I've seen before include "Exquisite; needing tactful handling" , "Very fine in structure" , "Very fine; intricate" , "Very fine; fragile" , "Discriminating" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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