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Cooked up risotto to cover cold meat (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

prosciutto

'meat' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'cooked up risotto to cover cold' is the wordplay.
'cooked' is an anagram indicator.
'to cover' is an insertion indicator.
'cold' becomes 'c' (eg on taps).
'up'+'risotto'='uprisotto'
'uprisotto' anagrammed gives 'prosiutto'.
'prosiutto' placed around 'c' is 'PROSCIUTTO'.

(Other definitions for prosciutto that I've seen before include "Italian food" , "Raw cured Italian ham" , "sliced delicacy" , "Meat" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times.
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