The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word MOUSSAKA
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More clues leading to the result MOUSSAKA
- Cut dessert, otherwise called a meat dish
- Mostly light eggy dish also called layered dish
- Doctor is going to ask us about a dish we’ve eaten abroad
- Dish that’s first of many set before us in Japanese city
- Second American vessel, sometimes called a dish
- …light dish, not English, alternatively a Greek speciality
- Incomplete dessert, otherwise termed a Greek dish
- Dessert mainly otherwise known as main course
- Most of light dish otherwise called a casserole
- Dish for preparing oakum to protect area on ship
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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 = moussaka.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does MOUSSAKA mean?
MOUSSAKA noun- A dish consisting of layers of minced lamb or beef, sliced aubergine (eggplant) or potatoes, tomatoes and béchamel sauce, baked in the oven.
- A dish consisting of layers of minced lamb or beef, sliced aubergine (eggplant) or potatoes, tomatoes and béchamel sauce, baked in the oven.