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Food that I arranged — not all of it turned up (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

raita

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

'that i arranged not all of it turned up' is the wordplay.
'not all of it' indicates a hidden word (only some of the letters are needed).
'turned up' says the letters should be written backwards.
'atiar' is hidden in the letters of 'that i arranged'.
'atiar' back-to-front is 'RAITA'.

(Other definitions for raita that I've seen before include "Cucumber and mint Indian dip" , "dish in Indian restaurant" , "cooling dish" , "Indian side-dish of yogurt and cucumber" , "Indian food good as side-dish" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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