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Dish has a flavour (6)

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I believe the answer is:

palate

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'flavour' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how one could define the other.

'dish has a' is the wordplay.
'dish' becomes 'plate' (plate is a kind of dish).
'has' is an insertion indicator.
'plate' placed around 'a' is 'PALATE'.

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(Other definitions for palate that I've seen before include "where taste is considered" , "having ability to appreciate good food" , "A plate (anag.)" , "One may savour" , "Roof of the mouth, seat of taste" .)

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