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Have a go at unpopular stew (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ragout

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'stew' is the definition.
(ragout is a kind of stew)

'have a go at unpopular' is the wordplay.
'have a go at' becomes 'rag' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'unpopular' becomes 'out' (similar in meaning).
'rag'+'out'='RAGOUT'

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(Other definitions for ragout that I've seen before include "Spicy meat stew" , "Temper showing? No, it's a stew" , "Seasoned dish of stewed meat and vegetables" , "something spicy?" , "Stew of meat and veg" .)

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