The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 11 letter word RATATOUILLE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result RATATOUILLE
- Vegan dish Lauretta mixed with oil
- Artist ate out, possibly consuming bad casserole
- Dish 2 as our little creation
- Dish has Laura and Lottie all of a quiver
- Artist ate out after work, eating bad stew
- Stew a turtle with oil and a caper
- Artist much appreciated struggle by the French to defend refined dish of theirs
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The straight part
We know that "dish of theirs" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case dish of theirs = ratatouille.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 RATATOUILLE mean?
RATATOUILLE noun- A traditional French Provençal stewed vegetable dish consisting primarily of tomatoes, zucchini and eggplant, with other ingredients.