The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word BHAJI
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More clues leading to the result BHAJI
- On pilgrimage, at first buy one spicy snack
- I punch counter, grabbing hot veggie snack
- I blow up eating hot food
- I poke about, eating hot Indian food
- Spicy food husband put in one box, travelling north
- Reportedly canal boat pilot is making spicy snack
- Revolutionised India with box containing hot appetiser
- Sounds like one who has a lighter spicy starter
- Fried veg from counter? ‘Whoopee!’ you might say
- Hijab redesigned to taste of Indian
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The straight part
We know that "food" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case food = bhaji.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.
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What does BHAJI mean?
BHAJI noun- Any of various Indian dishes of fried vegetables