Cryptic crossword clue
Drop round his strange black oriental street food 8

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word FISHBALL

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The straight part
We know that "oriental street food" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case oriental street food = fishball.
The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.
This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.

What does FISHBALL mean?

FISHBALL noun
  1. A food item made from pulverized fish shaped into a ball, popular in Chinese and Scandinavian cuisine.

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