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Not a well cooked portion of savoury dish (7)

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I believe the answer is:

rarebit

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'savoury dish' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'not a well cooked portion' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'a' is within the answer.
'portion' could be 're' (re is a kind of portion) and 're' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'of' is the link.

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(Other definitions for rarebit that I've seen before include "Simple dish" , "See 8 Across" , "Toasted cheese and bread" , "Melted cheese on hot toast" , "Welsh snack" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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