I ask more quizzically about bouillon that's overwhelmed a fish dish (8,6)
I believe the answer is:
arbroath smokie
'a fish dish' is the definition.
(type of smoked fish)
'i ask more quizzically about bouillon that's overwhelmed' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'i' could be 'a' and 'a' is located in the answer.
'ask' could be 'o' and 'o' is found within the answer.
'more' could be 'mo' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'mo' is located in the answer.
'about' could be 'a' (abbreviation in Chambers) and 'a' is present in the answer.
'that's' could be 'ie' (abbreviation for 'id est', 'that is' in Latin) and 'ie' 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?
(Other definitions for arbroath smokie that I've seen before include "fish" , "Cured haddock" .)