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It's wiser to put out hot stuffing in a dish perhaps (5,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

irish stew

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'a dish perhaps' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'it's wiser to put out hot stuffing' is the wordplay.
'to put out' indicates anagramming the letters.
'hot' becomes 'h'.
'stuffing' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'its'+'wiser'='itswiser'
'itswiser' with letters rearranged gives 'irisstew'.
'irisstew' enclosing 'h' is 'IRISH STEW'.

'in' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for irish stew that I've seen before include "National dish of potatoes, mutton and onions simmered in water" , "National dish, boiled mutton, spuds and onions" , "Dish of meat, onions, potatoes etc" , "Mutton and vegetable dish" , "casserole" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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