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Greed? Eke out the egg, fish and rice dish (8)

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I believe the answer is:

kedgeree

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'fish and rice dish' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'greed? eke out' is the wordplay.
'out' is an anagram indicator (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'greed'+'eke'='greedeke'
'greedeke' with letters rearranged gives 'KEDGEREE'.

'the egg' is the link.
This may not be right. Some or all of it may be part of another bit of the clue.

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(Other definitions for kedgeree that I've seen before include "Rice, fish and egg dish" , "Dish of rice, smoked fish and eggs" , "'Dish of rice, eggs and flaked fish (8)'" , "Curried rice, hard-boiled eggs and flaked fish" , "fishy meal" .)

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