Ragout served after Lebanese starters amid belly-dancing? (5)
I believe the answer is:
salmi
'ragout' is the definition.
(I know that salmi is a type of ragout)
'lebanese starters amid belly-dancing?' is the wordplay.
'starters' suggests taking the first letters (the letters which start the words).
'amid' indicates putting letters inside.
'belly-dancing?' becomes 'sami' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
The initial letter of 'lebanese' is 'l'.
'l' put within 'sami' is 'SALMI'.
'served after' acts as a link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may belong to another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for salmi that I've seen before include "game dish" , "Game ragout" , "Casserole" , "game stew" .)