Whip coats politician in creamy food (9)

I believe the answer is:

camembert

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'creamy food' is the definition.
'camembert' can be an answer for 'food' (Camembert is an example). I'm not sure about the 'creamy' bit.

'whip coats politician' is the wordplay.
'whip' becomes 'cat' (cat o' nine tails, cat for short is a type of whip).
'coats' is an insertion indicator.
'politician' becomes 'member'.
'cat' placed around 'member' is 'CAMEMBERT'.

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for camembert that I've seen before include "soft fare" , "French food" , "Soft rich cheese as made in Normandy" , "Soft creamy French cheese" , "For something to eat" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.

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