Cryptic crossword clue
Sauce sent up with a fine dish of rice 5

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word PILAF

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The straight part
We know that "dish of rice" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case dish of rice = pilaf.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does PILAF mean?

PILAF noun
  1. A dish made by browning grain, typically rice, in oil and then cooking it with a seasoned broth, to which meat and/or vegetables may be added.

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