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Enthusiast has eaten large baked dish (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

flan

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

'enthusiast has eaten large' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'large' could be 'l' (eg in clothes sizes) and 'l' is present in the answer.
'enthusiast' could be 'fan' (fan is a kind of enthusiast) and 'fan' is found in the remaining letters.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for flan that I've seen before include "Sweet/savoury open tart" , "Open tart with a sweet or savoury filling" , "Open pastry filled with savouries, fruit or custard" , "Baked dish filled with fruit or custard" , "Open pastry or sponge case with tasty filling" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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