The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word ENCHILADA
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result ENCHILADA
- Woman impresses youngster, eating a Mexican dish
- Woman cuddling baby, eating a hot snack
- Originally eaten in Mexico, not a thing with mostly cold filling?
- Note in enclosure kept secret a tasty morsel
- Latino's fare from China, deal that's beaten
- Mexican food left in ruined hacienda
- Each lad in resort gets Mexican food
- Deal with China involved food from another country
- Cook a nice dhal? Diners might enjoy it
- Nurse a kid – adopted – eating a Mexican dish
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The straight part
We know that "Diners might enjoy it" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case diners might enjoy it = enchilada.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 ENCHILADA mean?
ENCHILADA noun- A Mexican dish made by wrapping a filling in a tortilla, then baking in a sauce.