The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SATAY
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More clues leading to the result SATAY
- State needs volunteers brought in to provide hot food
- Never stood for spicy meat en brochette
- Tasty barbecue item? Stop pinching one
- Wait to eat a Malaysian dish
- What waiter must do when carrying a Malaysian dish
- Remain to eat a dish from the East
- Guy perhaps scoffing a spicy dish
- Nutty chicken perhaps brooded forever
- Delay eating a Malaysian dish
- Results at a yeast testing reveals another flavour
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The straight part
We know that "dish from the East" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case dish from the east = satay.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 SATAY mean?
SATAY noun- A dish made from small pieces of meat or fish grilled on a skewer and served with a spicy peanut sauce, originating from Indonesia and Malaysia.