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No Oriental concoction of stew (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

west

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'no oriental' is the definition.
'West' can be an answer for 'oriental' (thesaurus). I'm not certain of the 'no' bit.

'concoction of stew' is the wordplay.
'concoction of' is an anagram indicator (I've seen 'concoction' mean this).
'stew' anagrammed gives 'WEST'.

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(Other definitions for west that I've seen before include "The cardinal compass point of 270 degrees" , "Colombian with brews (anag)" , "Mae -, US actress; W" , "One Direction" , "'Go ___ , young man'" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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