"Surf" food in Japan, or "turf" animal in Spain Crossword Clue

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

SPAIN (noun)
1. a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power
JAPAN (noun)
1. a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building
2. a string of more than 3,000 islands to the east of Asia extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific Ocean
JAPAN (verb)
1. coat with a lacquer, as done in Japan

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