The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word CASSOULET
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More clues leading to the result CASSOULET
- Person in suit beginning to try stew
- French dish: temptress primarily after person in suit
- Accountant with stock containing spirit for stew
- Fool, headless chicken in court, in a stew
- Accountant put spirit in stock for stew
- Decide against keeping individual eastern dish
- Dish thrown out as lost cause?
- Person in suit with time for something to eat
- Dish of Bs produced from clues to As
- Brewing ale cost us for this stew
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The straight part
We know that "dish" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case dish = cassoulet.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does CASSOULET mean?
CASSOULET noun- A rich stew originating in southwest France containing beans and meat.