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Dish ordinary man respectfully rejected — too much stuffing (7)

Ross

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risotto

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'dish' is the definition.
(risotto is a kind of dish)

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(Other definitions for risotto that I've seen before include "Perhaps Italian" , "Main course" , "Italian course" , "dishy thing!" , "It has roots in Italian rice-based dish" .)

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