Fragrant oil gent tipped over dish (7)
I believe the answer is:
risotto
'dish' is the definition.
(risotto is a kind of dish)
I can't explain the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for risotto that I've seen before include "scoff" , "Perhaps Italian" , "dishy thing!" , "Rice/stock dish" , "Main course" .)