The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word BASMATI
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More clues leading to the result BASMATI
- Not quite sufficient grounds for consuming dull, starchy food
- British violin-maker eating bit of spicy rice
- Rice needs juicy cooking — no good avoiding that, mum admitted
- Useless batsman – tail-ender out for one in Indian side?
- Food, mostly simple, carried by coaster – quite the reverse
- Bootless 21 is ordering rice
- Graduates’ note includes section for some rice
- Cricketer finally dismissed, third to last, one that’s an important part of Indian order
- Bit unsettling, entertaining as mum makes rice
- It’s dull splitting mostly plain type of rice
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The straight part
We know that "that’s an important part of Indian order" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case that’s an important part of indian order = basmati.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does BASMATI mean?
BASMATI noun- A variety of long-grain rice, notable for its fragrance.