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A piece of jewellery shortly turned up in Indian dish (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

raita

'indian dish' is the definition.
(type of Indian side dish)

'a piece of jewellery shortly turned up' is the wordplay.
'piece of jewellery' becomes 'tiara'.
'shortly' means to remove the last letter.
'turned up' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'a'+'tiara'='atiara'
'atiara' with its last letter removed is 'atiar'.
'atiar' written backwards gives 'RAITA'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for raita that I've seen before include "Yogurt, chopped cucumber and spices" , "Indian side-dish of cucumber and yoghurt" , "Yoghurt-based Indian condiment" , "Indian side-dish of yogurt and cucumber" , "Indian yogurt dip" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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