The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word CHOWDER
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More clues leading to the result CHOWDER
- Food like tomatoes brought up for soup
- Said goodbye, embarrassed about fishy preparation
- Food Rosy brought around as a possible first course?
- Rich soup — food to get embarrassed about
- Soup and food the Queen cut with dash ofDubonnet
- Thick soup cowherd prepared
- Dog takes the German stew
- Primarily: clams, herbs, onions which Delawarans eat regularly?
- Soup, food and wine possibly served up
- Dish of food with eg cherry around
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The straight part
We know that "stew" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case stew = chowder.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does CHOWDER mean?
CHOWDER noun- A thick, creamy soup or stew.
- A stew, particularly fish or seafood, not necessarily thickened.
- A seller of fish.
- To make (seafood, etc.) into chowder.