The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word TERRINE
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result TERRINE
- Time outsiders avoid herring, English dish
- Tailless dog eating new dish
- Landlord maybe shut local – slip inside
- Dog virtually seizes new dish
- Make mistake piercing metal finish of the dish
- Dog with no tail snaffling new meat dish
- Meat Loaf‘s entire recordings initially misplaced
- Almost making a mistake in case of the meat dish
- Note to split chopped dog food
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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 = terrine.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 TERRINE mean?
TERRINE noun- A dish or pan, typically used for casseroles and made out of pottery.
- A pâté baked in such a dish and served cold.