The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ASPIC
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More clues leading to the result ASPIC
- Savoury jelly originally served in a popular film
- A lot of what might be ginger jelly
- Note sons mostly choose jelly
- Jelly and cream shortly after seeing that
- Like image showing pork pie ingredient
- Stock set with food as image shows
- A distinctive flavour ultimately lacking in jelly
- A photo capturing starter of strawberry jelly
- A lot of ginger, say, in jelly
- Jelly snake, nice in the middle
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The straight part
We know that "pork pie ingredient" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case pork pie ingredient = aspic.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 ASPIC mean?
ASPIC noun- A dish in which ingredients are set into a gelatine, jelly-like substance made from a meat stock or consommé.
- An asp, a small venomous snake of Egypt.
- A piece of ordnance carrying a 12-pound shot.
- Aspish; relating to an asp, a small venomous snake of Egypt.