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Male German teacher needing return fare from Italy (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

risotto

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'fare from italy' is the definition.
'risotto' can be an answer for 'fare' (risotto is a kind of food). I am not sure about the 'from italy' bit.

'male german teacher needing return' is the wordplay.
'male german' becomes 'otto' (common German name).
'teacher' becomes 'sir' (way of addressing a male teacher).
'needing return' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'otto'+'sir'='ottosir'
'ottosir' in reverse letter order is 'RISOTTO'.

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(Other definitions for risotto that I've seen before include "F" , "Italian course" , "It has roots in Italian rice-based dish" , "dishy thing!" , "You cook it in stock" .)

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