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You might enjoy this fresh in outskirts of Paignton? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

prawn

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'you might enjoy this' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'fresh in outskirts of paignton?' is the wordplay.
'fresh' becomes 'raw'.
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'outskirts of' says to hollow out the word (remove centre letters).
'paignton' with its middle removed is 'pn'.
'raw' put within 'pn' is 'PRAWN'.

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(Other definitions for prawn that I've seen before include "Bit of seafood" , "Cocktail item" , "Shrimp-like crustacean" , "Small, edible crustacean" , "Cocktail ingredient" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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