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German fellow failing to finish last course dish (5,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

fried rice

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'dish' is the definition.
(fried rice is a kind of dish)

'german fellow failing to finish last course' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'german' could be 'd' (abbreviation for Deutschland ie Germany) and 'd' is found within the answer.
'fellow' could be 'eric' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'eric' is present in the remaining letters.
'last' could be 'f' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'f' is present in the answer.
'course' could be 'e' and 'e' is present in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

Can you help me to learn more?

(Another definition for fried rice that I've seen is " Accompaniment to Chinese dish".)

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