Goes to grab edges of expensive dishes (7)
I believe the answer is:
tureens
'dishes' is the definition.
(tureen is a kind of dish)
'goes to grab edges of expensive' is the wordplay.
'goes' becomes 'turns' (turning is a kind of going**).
'to grab' is an insertion indicator.
'edges of' suggests removing the centre.
'expensive' with its centre taken out is 'ee'.
'turns' placed around 'ee' is 'TUREENS'.
I've seen this clue in The Times.
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