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Pastoral deity — dull-looking or a dish? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pandowdy

'a dish?' is the definition.
(type of baked dish)

'pastoral deity dull-looking' is the wordplay.
'pastoral deity' becomes 'Pan' (forest god in Greek myth).
'dull-looking' becomes 'dowdy' (dowdy can mean unattractive or dull).
'pan'+'dowdy'='PANDOWDY'

'or' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for pandowdy that I've seen before include "Apple dessert" , "apple pie" , "pudding" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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