Deep-fried meat pastry (7)

I believe the answer is:

rissole

(Other definitions for rissole that I've seen before include "Compressed meat and spices in breadcrumbs, fried" , "Small cake of deep-fried minced meat" , "Small pastry" , "Croquette" , "Fried small cake of chopped meat" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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