The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word VINDALOO
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More clues leading to the result VINDALOO
- Abroad, plonk last of bread on potato curry
- Bordeaux perhaps ultimately good with a convenience food
- Wine bottles old boy recalled, hot stuff!
- Burning dinner, daughter cuts very hot potato
- Very popular Indian dish, doubly hot essential ingredients?
- Dish with dried pulses and duck in wine
- Victor batting, nervous lad on a pair, gets delivery from Indian
- After six, northern youth returns and rings for a curry
- Wine accompanies a bit of dahl, potato and hot curry
- Stir old vino over a ring burner!
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The straight part
We know that "Very popular Indian dish, doubly hot /essential /ingredients" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case very popular indian dish, doubly hot /essential /ingredients = vindaloo.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 VINDALOO mean?
VINDALOO noun- A blend of chilis, tamarind, ginger, cumin, and mustard seeds, originally from Goa.
- A hot curry made with this spice.