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Add seasoning to fish - European, posh restaurant might insist on this (5,4)

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I believe the answer is:

dress code

'posh restaurant might insist on this' is the definition.

'add seasoning to fish european' is the wordplay.
'add seasoning' becomes 'dress' (e.g. to dress a salad).
'to fish' becomes 'cod' (cod is a kind of fish).
'european' becomes 'e' (abbreviation e.g. EU).
'dress'+'cod'+'e'='DRESS CODE'

(Other definitions for dress code that I've seen before include "Expected standard of attire" , "Convention governing clothes to be warn on a particular occasion" , "Stipulated attire" , "Guidelines" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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