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Pauli reinvented rice (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pilau

'rice' is the definition.
(pilau is a type of rice)

'pauli reinvented' is the wordplay.
'reinvented' indicates an anagram.
'pauli' with letters rearranged gives 'PILAU'.

(Other definitions for pilau that I've seen before include "Indian rice recipe" , "Spiced rice dish" , "Eastern dish" , "Rice cooked in well-seasoned broth" , "Spicy rice dish from the East" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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