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Gain favour with a hot dish (5)

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curry

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(Other definitions for curry that I've seen before include "Vindaloo, for example" , "Pungent Indian dish" , "Korma, for example" , "groom" , "Hot spicy dish" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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