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Hair-styling cream not finished (also known as a Greek dish!) (8)

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I believe the answer is:

moussaka

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'a greek dish' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'hair-styling cream not finished also known as' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'not' could be 'o' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'o' is located in the answer.
'also known as' could be 'aka' (synonyms) and 'aka' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'muss' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for moussaka that I've seen before include "Greek dish of minced lamb, aubergines, etc" , "Greek dish of layers of minced meat, aubergine etc topped with cheese sauce" , "Dish of minced lamb with aubergines in a white sauce" , "savoury dish" , "Casserole of aubergine and ground lamb" .)

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