The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ROSTI
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More clues leading to the result ROSTI
- Bread filled with small fried potatoes
- Holy man in Republic of Ireland finding potato-based food
- Swiss dish acrostic contains
- Swiss dish — it's gold when turned over
- Swiss dish in bistro’s tip-top
- Onion originally included in stir-fried potato dish
- Dish of bistro’s tiramisu
- Dish served by prostitute
- Potato dish: it is served to men in retirement
- No introduction of butter in cooked bistro dish
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The straight part
We know that "Swiss dish" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case swiss dish = rosti.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does ROSTI mean?
ROSTI noun- A traditional breakfast dish in Germanophone Switzerland (originally from Bern canton) made from potatoes, fried in a pan with butter or fat and widely varying other ingredients such as bacon, onions, cheese, apples or fresh herbs.