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One of The Greens produced Dublin coddle

Ross

I believe the answer is:

side dish

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'one of the greens' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both things that one consumes for nourishment as well as being singular nouns.
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(Other definitions for side dish that I've seen before include "tasty companion?" , "Food item subordinate to the main one" , "Supplementary item at table" , "extra food" , "something extra, of course" .)

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