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French stew over hopelessly lost cause (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cassoulet

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

'hopelessly lost cause' is the wordplay.
'hopelessly' is an anagram indicator.
'lost'+'cause'='lostcause'
'lostcause' is an anagram of 'CASSOULET'.

'over' is the link.

(Other definitions for cassoulet that I've seen before include "French stew made with meat and beans" , "dish" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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