The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word TAMALE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result TAMALE
- Word of appreciation by fellow for meat dish
- Cheers fellow bringing Mexican dish
- Mum’s captivated by narrative of canal opening
- Relation devouring mother’s Mexican food
- A leaf originally used in unexciting Mexican dish
- Hot food cheers fellow
- Heartily ate a macho dish
- Story about mom’s Mexican dish
- Mexican food Mom included in story
- Story about mom’s Mexican fare
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The straight part
We know that "Mexican food" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case mexican food = tamale.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 TAMALE mean?
TAMALE noun- Mexican dish of cornmeal dough shell filled with various ingredients (e.g. chopped beef, pork, sweet filling) then steamed in corn husks.