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Dish captures a sense of taste (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

palate

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'sense of taste' is the definition.
(palate can mean someone's ability to taste)

'dish captures a' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'a' is present in the answer.
'dish' could be 'plate' (plate is a kind of dish) and 'plate' is found within the remaining letters.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for palate that I've seen before include "A plate (anag.)" , "Sense of taste at roof of mouth" , "where taste is considered" , "having ability to appreciate good food" , "Liking" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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