Asian dish having edge over a French fricassee initially (6)

I believe the answer is:

pilaff

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'asian dish' is the definition.
'pilaff' can be an answer for 'dish' (pilaff is a kind of dish). I am unsure of the 'asian' bit.

'edge over a french fricassee initially' is the wordplay.
'edge' becomes 'lip' (lip is a kind of edge).
'over' is a reversal indicator.
'initially' suggests taking the first letters.
The initial letters of 'french fricassee' is 'ff'.
'lip' back-to-front is 'pil'.
'pil'+'a'+'ff'='PILAFF'

'having' is the link.

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(Other definitions for pilaff that I've seen before include "Rice cooked in well-seasoned broth" , "Rice dish" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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